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RBI'S MODIFIED DIGITAL LENDING TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR VICE CHAIRMAN GOVT SANCTIONED RS 30 CR FUNDS FOR INDIA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
NORMS TO TAKE EFFECT FROM TODAY VIKRAM S KIRLOSKAR DIES 5.5K CCTVS, SURVEILLANCE GADGETS GROWS AT 6.3%
he Reserve Bank's modified guidelines on digital lending that seek to oyota Kirloskar Motor Vice Chairman Vikram S Kirloskar has died he government has sanctioned a fund of Rs 30 crore to ndia's economy grew by 6.3 per cent in the second quarter of the

T protect customers from exorbitant interest rates by certain entities

and also check unethical loan recovery practices will come into effect
from Thursday. Under the new norms, all loan disbursals and repayments
T due to a heart attack, the automaker said on Wednesday. He was
64. "We are extremely saddened to inform the untimely demise of
Vikram S Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor on 29th
T procure surveillance cameras, drones and other monitoring
gadgets for the BSF deployed to guard Indian fronts along
Pakistan and Bangladesh even as it is deploying 5,500 security
I current fiscal, official data released on Wednesday showed. The
gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 8.4 per cent in the
July-September quarter of 2021-22, according to data released by
are required to be executed only between the bank accounts of borrower November 2022. At this time of grief, we request everyone to pray cameras in the front areas, the chief of the paramilitary said the National Statistical Office (NSO). Analysts had projected the
and the regulated entities (like banks and NBFCs) without any pass- that his soul rests in peace," the company said in a statement. Last Wednesday. Reiterating that the illegal activity of drones along the Indian economy would expand at half of the growth rate of 13.5 per
through/ pool account of the Lending Service Providers (LSPs). Also, "any respects can be paid to him at the Hebbal Crematorium, Bengaluru, at western front (Pakistan) remains a "major challenge" for them, BSF cent recorded in April-June quarter this fiscal. According to rating
fees, charges, etc, payable to LSPs in the credit intermediation process 1 pm on Wednesday it added. Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), which director general Pankaj Kumar Singh said at present the force "does agency Icra, the GDP was likely to grow at 6.5 per cent while State
shall be paid directly by RE and not by the borrower", the Reserve Bank sells a range of vehicles, is a joint venture between the Japanese auto not" have a fool-proof system or solution to counter the menace Bank of India in its report, projected the growth rate at 5.8 per cent
said in a press release while conveying the regulatory stance. major Toyota Motor Company and the Kirloskar Group. posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). for July-September, 2022.

IMPERSONATION CASE
CBI summons TRS
Minister & MP
Kavitha named in liquor scam Sensex hits
63,000 8
Page

(Delhi Liquor) policy, though on

PNS n HYDERABAD Figures as part of 'south group' in ED remand report the face of it had promising and
laudable objectives of stopping mark for first time
The CBI on Wednesday sum- cartelization and encouraging fair
moned Telangana Minister NAVEENA GHANATE trade practices, in reality it promot-
Gangula Kamalakar and MP n HYDERABAD n Kavitha, Sharath Reddy, Magunta ed cartel formations through the
Vaddiraju Ravi Chadnra in Srinivasulu Reddy form part of back door, awarded exorbitant
connection with a case pertain-
ing to the arrest of Kovvi Srinivas
Telangana Chief Minister K
Chandrashekar Rao's daughter
'south group' wholesale (12%) and huge retail
(185%) profit margins and incen-
TRS MLAs POACHING CASE
Rao, a conman who cheated Kavitha Kalvakuntla has now been n Kavitha used 10 phones with two tivized other illegal activities on
people by posing as joint direc-
tor of the CBI.
Rao was held two days ago
named in the Delhi Liquor scam
case, with her name figuring in
Amit Arora's remand report.
mobile numbers in 2021 and 2022
n Loss to exchequer was used to
recoup the kickbacks paid in advance
account of criminal conspiracy of
leaders of AAP. The 12% profit
margin to the wholesalers was
SIT submits BL Santhosh
and
Ramchandra

evidence to HC
from the Tamil Nadu Bhawan. The Rouse Avenue Court on devised to extract half of it as a kick- Bharati know
During the probe, the Centre Wednesday sent Amit Arora, direc- by south group back to the AAP leaders. As per the each other
Bureau of Investigation (CBI) tor of Buddy Retail Pvt Ltd, to the investigation carried so far, Sh
learnt that Vaddiraju Enforcement Directorate's remand As per the remand report, the Vijay Nair, on behalf of leaders of
Ravichandra, a TRS Rajya Sabha in connection with the alleged AAP, has received kickbacks at
member, was also in touch Delhi Excise Policy scam money
investigating officers stated that
Kavitha used two numbers and 10 least to the tune of Rs. 100 cr from
n Names of Kodandaram, Damodar
with the arrested conman.
Kamalakar will have to appear
laundering case.
As per the remand report, the
phones, and presented the IMEI details
of those phones. With one phone
a group, called south group (con-
trolled by Sh Sarath Reddy, Ms. K Rajanarasimha also figure
before the CBI in it's Delhi based investigating officers stated that Kavitha, Sh Magunta Srinivasulu
headquarters on Thursday. On Kavitha used two numbers and 10 number starting with 620, Kavitha used Reddy) by various persons, includ- PNS n HYDERABAD
Monday, the CBI had arrested phones, and presented the IMEI six phones and destroyed them. ing Amit Arora. The same has been
Rao from Tamil Nadu Bhavan details of those phones. With one disclosed by the arrestee Sh Amit Sleuths of the Special
for allegedly impersonating as an phone number starting with 620, Kalvakuntla used 10 iPhones in this phones and destroyed five. Kavita's Arora in his statements". Investigation Team (SIT) sub-
IPS official and claiming to be Kavitha used six phones and scam. In this total liquor scam, 36 auditor Buchibabu destroyed six "On account of the conspiracy mitted pieces of evidence relat-
Joint Director of the CBI. destroyed them, while with the people bought 170 iPhones worth phones. Sarath Chandra Reddy mentioned above, the Govt lost the ed to the petitions in the case
other phone number, which starts Rs 1.38 crore. These 170 phones changed nine phones and revenue of 12% - Rs. 581 cr. relating to alleged poaching of
2 with 898, she used four phones. were destroyed. Kavitha's follower destroyed nine. 4 TRS MLAs to Justice B.
Investigators stated that Kavita Abhishek Boinapally changed five As per the remand report, "This 2 Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana
High Court. The evidence sub-
mitted shows that A1
Ramachandra Bharati and A4 B
Telangana got L Santhosh know each other

Voters halt hike in power charges Rs 1.34 l- cr

from a long time based on
WhatsApp message conversa-
tion between them (see screen-
shot of saved chat between them
Discoms propose continuation of present tariff in election year of August 2021)

PNS n HYDERABAD objections to these proposals and

Tax devolution Another piece of evidence is
related to the meeting of B L
Although the discoms had
The South/North Telangana Power
Distribution Company (TSSPD-
proposed to continue the current
electricity charges in next year
gathering public opinion. He said
that after hearing the arguments of
all the stakeholder groups, the retail
from Centre Santhosh and Ramchandra giving update on Telangana oper-
Bharati on 11th April at ation. Interestingly, Prof
Haridwar and message of A1 Kodandaram's name also figured.
too, the ERC can still take
CL/TSNPDCL) presented their tariff order for the year 2023-24 will Ramachandra Bharati to A4 B L
Annual Revenue Requirement decision on price hike, if
necessary, after examining the
be issued. That order will come into Page: 2 Santhosh on 26-04-2022 about 2
Report (ARR) and tariff proposals effect from April 1 next year.
financial position of the discoms.
for the financial year 2023-24 to Although the discoms had pro-
TSERC Chairman Tanniru posed to continue the current elec-
Srirangarao and Member Speaking to media, he pointed out tricity charges in next year too, the
(Technical) Manohar Raju on that the proposals would be made ERC can still take decision on price TRS NAME CHANGE
Wednesday. Sriranga Rao said that available to the public on the ERC hike, if necessary, after examining
two discoms in the state had pro-
posed continuation of the existing
electricity charges in 2023-24.
website after thorough considera-
tion. The public hearing dates will
be announced soon for considering
the financial position of the discoms.
2 EC decision after Guj polls
n Party to begin campaigning as BRS with car symbol
‘I killed Shraddha Walkar’ Bilkis Bano moves PNS n HYDERABAD
After TRS had applied for
Aaftab confesses during polygraph test SC against remission Much ahead of the upcoming Telangana the name change, a
Assembly elections, the Telangana notification was issued on
to convicts Rashtra Samiti (TRS) will have made 7th November calling for
PNS n NEW DELHI FSL officials said Poonawala will way for the Bharat Rashtra Samiti
undergo narco analysis test on PNS n NEW DELHI (BRS). For, TRS headquarters Telangana objections if any over the
Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of Thursday at a government hospital Bhavan has received information that change of TRS' name to
killing his live-in partner Shraddha in Rohini. Bilkis Bano, who was gang- the Election Commission would take a BRS within one month.
Walkar, has confessed to committing Head of the Department of Crime raped and seven members of her call on TRS' proposal for change of the That period will end on
the crime during his polygraph test Scene Management at FSL, Rohini, family slaughtered during the party's name to BRS around 10th 7th December.
conducted at the Forensic Science Sanjeev Gupta, said, "The narco 2002 Gujarat riots, Wednesday December i.e., upon completion of the
Laboratory (FSL), Rohini here, analysis test on Poonawala will be moved the Supreme Court chal- Gujarat Assembly election process.
sources said on Wednesday. conducted on Thursday at Baba to four days. lenging the remission of sentence After TRS had applied for the of those elections --on 8th December, Assembly elections. The TRS leader-
The polygraph test ended on Saheb Ambedkar hospital in Rohini. On Monday and Tuesday, the of 11 convicts in the case by the name change, a notification was issued the poll panel will take a decision on ship has asked party cadre to inform
Tuesday after multiple sessions, the The FSL team is prepared for the remaining sessions of polygraph state government, saying their on 7th November calling for objections the name change, going by the infor- people about the name change to BRS,
sources said. test. The FSL team along with the test on Poonawala were conduct- premature release has "shaken if any over the change of TRS' name mation received by the TRS leadership. while retaining car as election symbol.
"The accused has confessed to doctors will be present at the time ed. The polygraph test is not the conscience of society". to BRS within one month. That peri- Nevertheless, the TRS leadership has The message will be clear to people that
killing Shraddha Walkar and dispos- of the test." admissible in a court. od will end on 7th December. But since decided to begin campaigning about only TRS' name had changed to BRS
ing of her body parts in several According to the officials, the 2 the EC is busy with the Gujarat polls, the name change so that people will and that the party's election symbol -
areas," they said. narco test would take around three 2 only after the declaration of the results have no confusion in the coming car remains unchanged.

TODAY
Half of mobile connections to be 5G by 2028 ‘LIGER' MONEY LAUNDERING PROBE
ALMANAC
Month & Paksham:
Tithi: Ashtami:
Sukla Paksha
Nov 30 08:58 AM
PNS n NEW DELHI be five billion 5G subscriptions
globally, accounting for 55 percent of
I did my duty
to Dec 01 07:21 AM More than half of the total mobile all subscriptions by the end of 2028.
Navami: Dec 01 07:21 AM
connections in India will be 5G by In that same timeframe, 5G pop-
Actor Vijay Devarakonda
to Dec 02 06:15 AM
Dashami: Dec 02 06:15 AM the end of 2028 and 4G connections ulation coverage is projected to after ED interrogation
to Dec 03 05:39 AM
in the country are expected to reach 85 per cent while 5G networks
Nakshatram: decline after touching a peak of 930 are expected to carry around 70 per PNS n HYDERABAD
Purva Bhadrapada: Dec 01 06:12 AM
to Dec 02 05:44 AM million subscribers in 2024, telecom cent of mobile traffic and account for
Uttara Bhadrapada: Dec 02 05:44 AM gear maker Ericsson said in its all contemporary traffic growth. Popular Tollywood actor Vijay
to Dec 03 05:45 AM mobility report on Wednesday. "Overall mobile subscriptions Devarakonda on Wednesday
Rahukalam: 1:27 PM to 2:50 PM The Ericsson Mobility Report are expected to top 8.4 billion by appeared before the Enforcement
Yamagandam: 6:33 AM to 7:56 AM (EMR) said The average data traffic the end of 2022, and 9.2 billion by Directorate (ED) in connection
Varjyam: 03:20 PM to 04:56 PM per smartphone in the India region the end of 2028. Most subscriptions with the investigation relating to
Gulika: 9:19 AM to 10:42 AM is the highest globally. It is project- are associated with smartphones. sourcing of funds for his recent
ed to grow from 25 GB per month At the end of 2022, 6.6 billion film 'Liger'. Actor Vijay Deverkonda state-
Amritakalam: 09:53 PM to 11:27 PM
in 2022 to around 54 GB per month smartphone subscriptions are esti- The actor appeared before ED ment is being recorded under
HYDERABAD WEATHER in 2028. mated, accounting for about 79 officials at the agency's regional section 50 of PMLA.
Forecast: Mostly sunny "Rapid 5G deployments by Indian percent of all mobile phone sub- office in Hyderabad. The central As per sources, Vijay
Temp: 30oc service providers will enable 5G scriptions," the report said. agency is investigating the alleged Devarakonda is being questioned
Humidity: 52% subscriptions to reach around 31 mil- India is also expected to drive violation of PMLA ED has lodged about sources of funding for the
Sunrise: 6:30 am lion by the end of 2022 and 690 mil- expected to peak in 2024 at around phone subscriptions in India as a per- growth of 5G based fixed wireless a case under Prevention of movie, his remuneration and pay-
Sunset: 5:40 PM lion by the end of 2028. 930 million and will thereafter centage of total mobile subscriptions access services which will be the Money Laundering Act in con- ments made to other actors includ-
"5G will represent around 53 per decline to an estimated 570 million are expected to grow from 77 per wireless alternative to wireline broad- nection with the alleged allega- ing American boxer Mike Tyson.
Updated: NOVEMBER 30, 2022 5:00 PM cent of mobile subscriptions at the by the year 2028," EMR said. cent in 2022 to 94 per cent in 2028. band connectivity for homes and tions of money laundering by
end of 2028. 4G subscriptions are According to EMR, the smart- The report estimates that there will businesses. people involved with film Liger. 2
HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2022 hyderabad 02
Centre issues
guidelines for TRS, BJP begin shooting each TS got Rs 1.34 lakh crore
MSOs to run
platform services
PNS n NEW DELHI
other from Sharmila's shoulder tax devolution from Centre PNS n HYDERABAD
“Government of
surcharges by the Centre. As
per TRS leaders, “The Share of
PNS n HYDERABAD ened, the anti-government Sharmila, people may form a Union Minister Kishan Reddy cesses and surcharges in the
The government on votes will spilt further among negative opinion on the TRS said that cooperative federal- India under PM gross tax revenue of the Centre
Wednesday asked multi-sys- The Telangana Rashtra Samiti BJP, Congress and YSRTP. government's ways and this will ism has been a cornerstone of Narendra Modi has increased from 2.3 percent in
tem operators to apply to reg- and the TS unit of the Besides, people of Telangana help BJP in the upcoming PM Narendra and Telangana 1980-81 to about 20 percent in
ister as a "company" within the Bharatiya Janata Party have will discuss more about Assembly elections. This way, has significantly benefited also ensured that 2022-23 (BE). As a result, the
next three months if they wish begun shooting each other Sharmila's padayatra, seeing both TRS and BJP are trying to from the policies of the gov- TS does not lose States are being deprived of
to provide local news and cur- from YSRTP chief YS it as more beneficial than Bandi gain political mileage from inci- ernment of India. In a tweet, he out through GST their due share in tax devolu-
rent affairs programmes on Sharmila's shoulder. Sanjay's padayatra. This, TRS dents involving Sharmila. said, “During last 8 years, tion as recommended by the
their networks as platform The political strategies of TRS leadership feels, will downsize Sharmila, during her paday- Telangana received approx implementation & Finance Commissions. For
services. and BJP have changed noticeably the strength of BJP in the atra, however, criticized both Rs1.34 lakh crore in tax devo- transferred instance, tax devolution to
The Ministry of following the attack on minds of public. TRS and BJP. Given the anti- lution funds from the govern- States as a percentage of gross
Information and Broadcasting Sharmila's convoy in Warangal If YSRTP is strengthened in incumbency factor, a section of ment of India as part of Rs8,379 cr as GST tax revenue of the Centre (net
issued guidelines that permit district. When Sharmila tried to the state, it will only help TRS in the people of Telangana will pre- Finance Commission recom- compensation of revenues of the Union
Multi-System Operators lay siege to Chief Minister K the next Assembly elections, fer to vote for a party that can mendations”. Territories) works out to 29.7
(MSOs) to transmit their own Chandrasekhar Rao's official according to party leaders. defeat the TRS in the Assembly He said that this large trans- so far” percent in 2022-23 as com-
programming service, either residence Pragathi Bhavan on After sensing this strategy of elections. When it comes to a fer was possible due to an pared with a share of 41 per-
directly to their own sub- Tuesday in protest against the TRS, the BJP chose to neutral- choice between YSRTP and BJP, increase in the devolution of cent recommended by the
scribers or through one or Warangal incident, the police ize it by having Governor such people will prefer the latter. taxes to states from 32% in the ensured that Telangana does Fifteenth Finance
more Local Cable Operators. arrested her in a dramatic fash- Tamilisai Soundararajan issue a Interestingly, TRS leaders feel 13th FC to 42% in the 14th FC. not lose out through GST Commission. Thus, an
These own programming ion. tra. Creating sympathy towards statement condemning the way that if YSRTP is strengthened, it Kishan said that TS got implementation & transferred increase in the amounts col-
services referred to as 'Platform Sources said that there was Sharimila was part of TRS' Sharmila was arrested. Later, BJP will help the pink party in the Rs71000 crore from 2014-19 Rs8,379 crore as GST compen- lected through cesses and sur-
Services (PS)', which also a political tactic in the dramat- strategy. TRS knows fairly well leaders also condemned this next Assembly elections by split- and Rs63000 crore from 2019. sation so far”. charges has not only compro-
include most 'local-channels', ic incident, considering that the that there is no chance for YSR incident and expressed their ting the anti TRS votes further. In the UPA regime of 2009- However, TRS said that mised the recommendation
are exclusive programming TRS had sought to divert pub- Telangana Party to come to solidarity with Sharmila. In either case, YSRTP will 2014, TS got Rs29,500 crore. States' interests are being com- of the Constitutional institu-
services being generated at lic attention from BJP president power in the next Assembly BJP leaders feel that if they be in the limelight for some “Government of India under promised with the increase in tion but also the interests of
local level offered by MSOs. Bandi Sanjay Kumar's padaya- elections. If YSRTP is strength- take a stand in support of more time. PM Narendra Modi has also recourse to levy of cesses and States”.

‘Govt targets to cross 1 cr job- AAP govt funded ‘ghost’ workers’ AZADI KA AMRIT I will expose dark
MAHOTSAV
mark from digital economy’ PNS n NEW DELHI

A preliminary inquiry by the

Workers Welfare Board.
Sources said that a prelimi-
nary inquiry by the ACB of the
800 being established as fake,"
one of the sources claimed.
In some instances, individ- Over 1 lakh events secrets of Babu: Ambati
get that in this we should be Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch Delhi government has found uals pursuing B.Tech and minister). Rambabu demand-
PNS n NEW DELHI

The government has set a

easily crossing 1 crore jobs in
the coming two years without
(ACB) has found that "ghost"
workers were disbursed funds
"fraudulent disbursal" of funds
to the tune of Rs 900 crore to
M.Com degrees get them-
selves registered as construc-
organised, across PNS n VIJAYAWADA

Water Resources Minister

ed that Naidu and TD leaders
stop hurling abuses and
target to cross 1 crore job-
mark in the next 2 years in
any doubt," the minister said.
He said that the digital
to the tune of Rs 900 crore by
the AAP government's Labour
"bogus and ghost" workers by
the Labour Department.
tion workers and got sums up
to Rs 15,000 transferred into
globe under: Reddy Ambati Rambabu has said
that the people will not believe
warned that he would expose
all dark secrets and trades of
three main segments of dig- economy and its associated department, sources said on "Investigation of just 800 ran- their accounts, they said. PNS n NEW DELHI in the dramas of Telugu Naidu in the coming days. He
ital economy -- electronics, employment is a major trend Wednesday. dom registration forms of indi- Similarly, scores of individ- Desam Party chief Nara said that he had known Naidu
startups and IT, and IT- now and the other trend is There was no immediate viduals as construction workers uals living in Gorakhpur, Sant Over one lakh programmes Chandrababu Naidu in the closely since the days when he
enabled services, minister diversity. reaction available from the out of a total of about 17 lakh Kabir Nagar, Muzaffarpur, have been organised across name of Idemi Kharma was a Youth Congress leader,
for IT and Communications "Earlier names of a couple Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). persons registered as such work- Jaunpur and Barmer districts India and in more than 150 Rashtraniki, and that they are brokering and committing
Ashwini Vaishnaw said on of cities were mentioned for In 2018, the ACB had regis- ers by the Delhi Building and and who had never visited countries under the aegis of the calling it ‘Idemi Kharma Babu illegalities during the term of
Wednesday. startups. Now when I go to tered a case after they found Other Construction Workers Delhi got themselves registered Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ki’. the Anjaiah-led Congress gov-
While speaking at an ESC schools in villages, children bogus registration of employ- Welfare Board (DBOCWWB) and availed of financial trans- Union Culture Minister G Addressing media persons ernment in the united AP
STPI event for startups, in villages want to set up a ees under the Delhi Building has uncovered the proverbial tip fers from the DBOCWWB, the Kishan Reddy said on on Wednesday, the minister State. The minister warned
Vaishnaw said three big pil- start-up," Vaishnaw said. and Other Construction of the iceberg, with 424 out of the sources added. Wednesday. said that Chandrababu Naidu that Naidu would commit sui-
lars of digital economy -- The minister said that He was speaking at a confer- and TDP leaders were spread- cide if he exposed the bitter
electronics manufacturing, India is now becoming a ence of spiritual leaders here in ing false propaganda regard- truths about him.
IT and ITes, startups -- they
have created 88-90 lakh jobs.
technology producer from
being a technology con-
Bilkis Bano moves SC against remission to convicts which representatives from 26
spiritual organisations partic-
ing the murder of YS
Vivekananda Reddy and
Alleging that Naidu
deceived Dwacra women,
"Government has set a tar- sumer. Continued from page 1 the plea for premature release the other seeking a review of the ipated, the culture ministry recalled that Naidu was in farmers and other sections of
of the convicts in terms of its apex court's direction, be listed said. power when Vivekananda was society, Rambabu said that
Besides the plea challenging policy of July 9, 1992 about for urgent hearing. "More than one lakh pro- murderered. He said it was Naidu did not have the guts to

CBI summons ‘I killed

the release of the convicts, the
gang-rape survivor has also
filed a separate petition seek-
deciding a remission petition
within a period of two months.
A bench comprising Chief
The top court took note of
the submission by lawyer
Shobha Gupta that Justice Ajay
grammes have been organised
in 28 states, nine Union
Territories, and in more than
unfortunate that suspicions
were created and political gain
was sought in the Viveka case,
seek votes due to his corrupt
governance. He claimed that
Chief Minister YS Jagan
TRS Minister... Shraddha...
ing a review of the apex court's
May 13, 2022 order on a plea
by a convict.
Justice D Y Chandrachud and
Justice P S Narasimha was
urged by the counsel for Bano
Rastogi, who was part of the
bench which had heard other
similar pleas against the remis-
150 countries under the Azadi
ka Amrit Mahotsav. This is a
huge achievement for India
and that all the facts would
come out during the trial.
The minister expressed
Mohan Reddy gave justice to
the women of Dwacra by ful-
filling all promises. He asked
Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 The top court had asked the that her two separate pleas, one sion, was now part of a after independence," he was anger over being called what Chandrababu did for
state government to consider challenging the remission and Constitution bench hearing. quoted as saying in a statement ‘Araganta Ganta minister’ the State despite being in
"Rao was lobbying to obtain During probe, the Delhi issued by the ministry. (half-an-hour and one-hour power as CM for 14 years.
'No Entry Permit' (permission Police recently contact-
for vehicles to ply during 'No ed a woman who met

Voters halt hike... SIT submits evidence to HC

Entry' restriction timings in Poonawala after Walkar's
Delhi) from Delhi Police for murder.
2000 vehicles of the company On Wednesday, police
'Porter'. He was duping com- said Poonawala had
mon people and was asking for called the woman, a psy- Continued from page 1 charged on a unit of electric- Continued from page 1 Munjagalla Vijay Kumar, video of Simhayaji, A7 Advocate Busarapu 26-10-2022 where meeting was
personal favours," an official chologist, to his resi- ity every month. The final the house of B L Santhosh in the Srinivas, advocate P Pratap, conducted by A1 Ramachandra
had said. dence in Mehrauli twice He said that appeals to reduce rules will be issued after get- Evidence related to Simhayaji mobile phone of Munjagalla Munjagalla Vijay Kumar and de Bharati, A2 Nandu Kumar Kore,
The CBI had recently got a in October. electricity charges under ting approval from the state conducting a meeting at Sky High Vijay Kumar, photograph of A5 facto complainant to make pro- A3 Simhayaji with de facto com-
tip-off that the accused had Poonawala came in 'places of worship' and 'gov- government. Some directions Hotel with political leaders Tushar Vellappaly & A2 Nandu posal for change of party and to plainant and 03 other MLAS at
been impersonating as an IPS contact with the woman ernment schools' categories had been given to the proposing to shift from their cur- and A5 Tushar Vellappaly & bring other MLAs. the farmhouse of de facto com-
Officer and Joint Director of through a dating mobile are under consideration. There DISCOMs in the tariff orders rent party to BJP viz. M Munjagalla Vijay Kumar at the WhatsApp conversation, calls plainant.
CBI. He was demanding bribe application, police said. is a possibility of taking a pos- of last year. Kodandaram of Telangana Jana house of B L Santhosh, travel doc- and regular calls/messages relat- Ramchandra Bharati sent a
from unknown private persons The woman revealed itive decision in this regard. Samithi, Damodar Raja uments, stay details at Delhi, con- ed to the poaching of MLAs message to B L Santhosh from
for lobbying with public ser- during the investigation Sriranga Rao said that, Narasimha of Congress Party, etc. fession of advocate P Pratap. among A1 Ramachandra Bharati, the farmhouse of MLA Rohit
vants for getting favourable that she did not have any while the discoms had sought - Energy Requirement Details of conspiracy meeting on Conspiracy meeting between A2 Nandu, A3 Simhayaji, A6 Dr Reddy on 26.09.2022 stating
response in matters which idea about the incident. permission to collect the cost 83,113 million units 21-08-2022 between A1 A1 Ramachandra Bharati, A2 Jaggu Swamy, A7 advocate specifically that "as he discussed
included the cases registered by She said that he of power purchases in the - Sales projections Ramachandra Bharati, A3 Nandu Kumar, A3 Simhayaji Busarapu Srinivas, advocate P previously about Telangana".
different central investigative (Poonawala) was behav- form of fuel adjustment 73,618 million units Simhayaji, Advocate P Pratap and and advocate Busarapu Srinivas Pratap and Munjagalla Vijay Regular calls and WhatsApp
agencies. ing normally during her charges due to the ever- - Annual Revenue K C Pandey, president of the at the World Brahmin Federation Kumar between 26-09-2022 to calls depicting regular contacts
"He met a number of people visits and that she never increasing coal prices, the Requirement (ARR) World Brahmin Federation at K office, Delhi on 04-09-2022. 7. 14-10-2022 were shared. between A1 Ramachandra
and offered favourable outcome saw him scared, they said. draft regulations had been C Pandey's house in Kalkaji, Conspiracy meeting of A2 WhatsApp conversation, calls Bharati, A2 Nandu Kumar Kore,
in various matters pending The pieces of Walkar's announced. These rules allow TSSPDCL Rs.36,963 crore Delhi were shared. Nandu Kumar, A3 Simhayaji and regular calls/messages relat- A3 Simhayaji, A4 B L Santhosh,
before Government authorities. body were kept inside a maximum of 30 paisa to be TSNPDCL Rs.17,095 crore The most important conspir- and A7 advocate Busarapu ed to the poaching of MLAs A5 Tushar Vellappaly, A6 Dr
Rao demanded expensive gifts the refrigerator when he Total Rs.54,060 crore acy meeting on 15-10-2022 at the Srinivas went to RSS headquar- among A1 Ramachandra Bharati, Jaggu Swamy and A7 advocate
from them by claiming that the called the psychologist at Total revenue expected from present tariff Rs.43,525 crore
House of B L Santhosh (govern- ters at Nagpur, attended annual A2 Nandu, A3 Simhayaji, A6 Dr Busarapu Srinivas were submit-
gifts needed to be further his place, police sources - Revenue Gap TSSPDCL Rs.3,211 crore
ment quarters) at 10am between conference of Bharatiya Raksha Jaggu Swamy, A7 Advocate ted as evidence. Voice/Audio
handed over to senior govern- had said. The woman TSNPDCL Rs.7,324 crore
A4 BL Santhosh, A5 Tushar Manch and met many leaders. Busarapu Srinivas, advocate P clippings of A1 Ramchandra
ment officers," the official said. told police that (Total revenue gap Rs.10,535 crore) Vellappaly, A1 Ramachandra One of the main conspiracy Pratap and Munjagalla Vijay Bharati, A2 Nandu Kumar Kore
Rao visited New Delhi on Poonawala also had a dif- - Subsidy expected from State Gov.- Rs.10,535 crore Bharati, A2 Nandu Kumar Kore meetings took place at Nandu's Kumar between 15-09-2022 to and A3 Simhayaji on their
November 22 and arranged ferent variety of deodor- - Proposed actual cost of service per unit Rs.7.34 for 2023-24 and Munjagalla Vijay Kumar. House on 26-09- 2022 between 26-10-2022. (WhatsApp chat respective phones with content
stay at Madhyanchal Bhawan ants and he was a foody. Actual cost of service approved by TSERC for 2022-23 is Rs.7.03 per unit This is based on phone location A1 Ramachandra Bharati, A2 among all the above) related to poaching of MLAs
and Tamil Nadu Bhawan. He of all of them, confession of Nandu Kumar Kore, A3 The occurrence of offence on were shared.
was meeting various private
persons and public servants.
Posing as a senior CBI offi-
cer, Rao told one Vinay Handa
that he was looking after offi-
cers' cadre of the CBI and that
Kavitha named in liquor scam I did my duty
he will help his younger son get Continued from page 1 illegal activities, and is marred tunity that any entity qualify- approximately 47% market Vijay Nair is not an ordinary Continued from page 1 box-office.
a job. with deliberate inconsistencies ing the criterion could operate share in the country, also a worker of the AAP, but a close The ED took up the investiga-
A case under sections 419 That would have accrued to it which, when looked deeply, as L1 wholesaler, but the finan- subject of the ongoing inves- associate of Sh Arvind Kejriwal, After 12hours of questioning, tion after Congress leader Bakka
and 420 of the IPC was lodged in case the Expert Committee reflect mala fide intentions of cial feasibility of the business tigation, was in fact the CM of Delhi. "Further, Sh Vijay Devarkonda said, "Due to Judson lodged a complaint about
against him. recommendations were the policymakers. depended on the manufac- coerced/directed by Sh Vijay Vijay Nair, since 2020, has been the popularity we get, there will the investment into the movie
The CBI laid a trap at Tamil accepted by the Govt, which in As per the remand report, turers who would choose them Nair (who used to introduce residing in the Govt bungalow be some issues and side-effects. through dubious routes.
Nadu Bhawan and held him. the subject policy was assigned the device through which the as their distributor". himself as OSD to the Excise allotted to a Cabinet Minister This is one of them. It is experi- Bakka Judson had complained
to the private players, only to political leaders of AAP The remand report said that Department), to give their of Delhi Govt, Sh Kailash ence, it is life. I did my duty, when that even politicians had invest-
fill the personal coffers of the received kickbacks functioned the profitability and turnover wholesale distribution business Gehlot, part of GoM of Excise I was called, I came”. ed money in Liger. He claimed
CHICKEN leaders of AAP. This loss to the at three levels. "The policy was of any wholesaler was depen- to the M/s Indo Spirits (L1 Policy 2021-22. Sh Vijay Nair The ED officials had grilled that the investors found it the eas-
Govt exchequer actually got made restrictive to force the dent on the choices/decisions wholesaler)", the report read. does not have any other resi- film director Puri Jagannadh iest way of turning their black
RATES `/KG illegally diverted to ostenta- manufacturers to select only of the manufacturers with "Sh Vijay Nair, in conspira- dence in Delhi. Irony being. Sh and actor-turned-producer money into white.
Dressed/With Skin `180
tious profits to the whole- one L1 wholesaler as their respect to whom to award cy and collusion with Sh Gehlot lives at another private Charmme Kaur on November The ED officials are reported
Without Skin `190
salers, which was used to sole distributor. The licence their distributor business. Dinesh Arora and the arrestee residence in Najafgarh", the 17. to have questioned the director
Broiler at Farm `140
recoup the kickbacks paid in granted to L1 wholesalers was "Thus, the manufacturers were Sh Amit Arora, arm- twisted remand report said They were questioned about and producer about the allega-
advance by the south group". on application basis and the in a dominant position to a few wholesalers to surrender The remand report read, the source of investment for tions that crores of rupees were
PMLA investigation same could be granted to any- direct the unprecedented and their L1 licences and then "Amit Arora played crucial Hindi-Telugu movie 'Liger' which invested into the making of the
revealed that the Delhi Excise one who was eligible as per the exorbitantly high profit margin coerced the manufacturers role in the whole scam. He has was released in August this year. movie from foreign countries.
EGG Policy, 2021-22 was a device terms and conditions of the L1 of 12% towards any select surrendered through that been instrumental in con- Mike Tyson also played an The investigating agency sus-
RATES `/100 created by the leaders of Aam wholesalers. Further, in order wholesaler. Further, the man- licence to choose the whole- necting the cartels of manufac- extended cameo in the movie, pects that several companies had
Aadmi Party (AAP), some of to circumvent even the relaxed ufacturers seemingly were sup- salers of his choice and to turer/wholesaler/retailer to reported to have been produced transferred funds to the accounts
VIJAYAWADA 529 whom are part of Delhi Govt., criteria, it was allowed to the posed to take this crucial deci- direct the profit margins to the political leadership and with a budget of about Rs 125 of the filmmakers. They were
HYDERABAD 527 to generate illegal funds at the L-1 wholesalers to include sion on their own as per their persons of their choice (who facilitating 6% kickbacks by crore. asked to provide details of those
cost of the State exchequer. manufacturers' turnover in choice. However, this investi- were agreeable to fulfilling working closely with Sh Starring Vijaya Devarakonda who had remitted the money and
VISAKHAPATNAM 525
The policy was formulated their turnover for meeting the gation has revealed that the kickback demands)", the Dinesh Arora and Sh Vijay and Ananya Panday in the lead, how the payments were made to
RETAIL PRICE `5.29 with deliberate loopholes, in- eligibility criteria. Though it Pernod Ricard, one of the remand report read. Nair who were working on the film had mega shoots in Las foreign actors including Mike
(IN VIJAYAWADA)
built mechanism to facilitate appears fair and open oppor- biggest manufacturers having As per the remand report behalf of AAP leaders". Vegas. It, however, bombed at the Tyson and technical crew.
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STUDENTS LEFT HIGH AND DRY Talasani declares CM TO LAY FOUNDATION STONE ON DEC 9

TSRTC comes out with open sports meet

for students
Minister holds meet on Metro
PNS n HYDERABAD
PNS n HYDERABAD

spl service for IT staff

Minister K.T. Rama Rao held
Minister for Animal Husbandry a meeting on preparations to
Talasani Srinivas Yadav has be made for the ceremony on
underlined the need for encour- December 9, 2022 when Chief
aging the students to take part Minister K Chandrashekar
DEEPIKA PASHAM passing various colleges on in sports and other ex-tracurric- Rao would lay the foundation
n HYDERABAD Alwal Road. Students take the ular activities, along with acad- stone for Hyderabad Metro
bus from ECIL to Suchitra. emics. He was addressing a Rail Phase-II.
Even as the students are Instead of the calls from stu- gathering after flagging off the The 31-kms Airport
demanding the Telangana State dents for increasing frequency three-day students' sports meet Express Metro which takes off
Road Transport Corporation of RTC buses, the TSRTC man- under the aegis of the recog- from Raidurg Metro terminal
(TSRTC) for new buses to be agement announces, "Good nised schools' management station at Mindspace junction Minister for MA&UD KT Rama Rao holds a meeting with other ministers on the
introduced to reach their edu- news for IT employees. The association at the Sanat Nagar will pass through Biodiversity stone-laying ceremony for the Metro Rail Phase-II
cational institutions, the TSRTC Telangana State Road Transport Welfare Grounds here. The junction, Kazaguda road and
has instead announced special Corporation (TSRTC) has minister observed that the touches Nanakramguda junc- transportation system in the Hyderabad Metro Rail
bus service for the IT corridor decided to run special shuttle sports and other extra-curricu- tion on the Outer Ring Road city. Limited, were among those
in Hitech City, Madhapur and buses in the IT corridor of lar activities bring a lot of relief (ORR), and reaches Home Minister Mohd present at the meeting.
Gachibowli. Hyderabad. Arrangements are to students from the academic Shamshabad International Mahmood Ali, Education KTR issued directions to
Two students have died in being made to run these ser- and classroom work load. The Airport. Minister P Sabitha Indra officials to ensure arrange-
Hyderabad by falling from a board is 229 route ordinary one seen hanging on the foot board. vices in Hitech City, Madhapur sports events inculcate a sense KTR said that besides ben- Reddy, Animal Husbandry ments are made at the location
crowded bus recently. The and the frequency is less during Recently, there were many girls and Gachibowli areas soon. IT of discipline among the students, efiting people who travel to Minister Talasani Srinivas where the foundation stone-
grievances of students are on mornings. Many of us cannot from CMR College who were employees in Hyderabad cur- he said, advising the students to and fro Shamshabad Yadav, Chevella MP Dr G. laying ceremony would be
the rise as they are seek an get into the bus and there are a hanging to bus from Suchitra to rently travel for hours in private focus their attention on sports International Airport, the Ranjith Reddy, MLAs held, and the location of pub-
increase in the frequency of lot of Metros coming into the Medchal." vehicles to reach their offices. and other cultural events. The Metro Line will make the Arekapudi Gandhi and T lic meeting.
buses at various places. One of bus station. Initially we used an Some other students travel- With this special shuttle facili- educated persons command a journey comfortable for Prakash Goud, M Mahender He requested Public
the students of Government ordinary RTC bus, but they ling to various locations such as ty one can reach the destina- lot of respect in society. employees who travel to Reddy, Director General of Representatives from
Polytechnic College, who livesin have stopped it now. The 229 ECIl, Secunderabad, hang on to tions safely at a low cost. TSRTC Therefore, he also advised them Hyderabad from suburban Police Ar vind Kumar, Hyderabad to participate in
a village near Medhcal said, route bus gets overcrowded in the buses. The most filled buses is seeking feedback from IT to pay attention to academics locations en route. The project MA&UD Special Chief the programme as the crucial
"The situation we face cannot be the bus station and all the stu- in the 24 route. A similar situ- employees through an online and become highly educated is another major step in Secretar y NVS Reddy, project would benefit people
described in words. The bus we dents in the rest of the stops are ation repeats as there is one bus survey for the shuttle service." individuals. strengthening the public Managing Director, across the city.

Students perform street POLLUTION CHECK

‘Attend revenue
play on voter registration Electric kits to be installed in autos meetings to
PNS n HYDERABAD transparent. Installing an elec-
fix issues’
tric kit in an auto costs Rs PNS n PATANCHERU
PNS n HYDERABAD Election Officer. According to State Renewable Energy 85,000. Telangana government
the instructions of the Chief Development Corporation has decided to give a subsidy The government is organising
The students of Nizam College Election Officer, in the second Chairman Y Satish Reddy said of Rs 15,000 to promote elec- revenue meeting to solve the
and AMS College have per- phase of the special campaign that Telangana's policy in vehi- tric autos. For the rest of the land issues of the people, said
formed a street play on voter on December 3 and 4, the eli- cle retrofitting is going to be a money, we will work hard to Patancheru MLA Gudem
registration at IMAX theatre gible voters who have complet- benchmark for the country. He get a loan from financial insti- Mahipal Reddy.
and Erramanzil Metro station. ed 18 years of age by January 1, said that old diesel and petrol tutions. Also, with electric Speaking at revenue meet-
The presentations on regis- 2023 will be registered as voters. engines are going to be autos, the cost to the owners ing at Kardanur in Patancheru
tration, Aadhaar linkage, recti- During the special campaign, replaced with electric kits in will be reduced and the daily mandal on Wednesday, he
fication, removal of errors in the the BLOs should keep the forms autorickshaws for pollution income will also increase, he said that people should attend
list, changes in identity card and Students in action 6, 7 and 8 in the respective control. added. the revenue meetings to get
whom to contact for identifica- polling centres and ensure that Under a pilot project, steps State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Chairman Y Satish Reddy Satish further said, their problems solved. He said
tion of persons with disabilities, through www.nvsp.in or voter there are no complaints about are being taken to install elec- addressing the media in Hyderabad on Wednesday "Companies have also come said soon after the bifurcation
impressed everyone. On this helpline app and check name in the non-availability of the forms. tric kits in 100 autos in forward to set up swapping of the state, Chief Minister K
occasion, special summary revi- voter list on ceo.telangana.gov.in The GHMC Commissioner Hyderabad first. In this regard, meeting. ry problems. We have under- centres and take only user Chandrasekhar Rao launched
sion 2023 was explained website. Meanwhile, in view of said that they should reach the a round table conference was "We are undertaking this taken this programme with the charges so that the burden of the Dharani portal to solve the
through a street play that those the special campaign for voter respective polling booths on held under the aegis of Center programme to free Hyderabad intention of preventing such a the battery does not fall on the land issues of the people. He
who have completed 18 years of registration and list verification time and if there are any prob- for Energy Studies with repre- and the state from pollution. situation from happening in auto owners. It is very less said 90% of land issues could
age by January 1, should regis- for two days on December 3 and lems, inform the supervisor sentatives of auto unions and Currently, air pollution in Hyderabad. Auto drivers and compared to the cost of petrol be solved throiught the
ter through Form-6 for voter 4, booth-level officers should be officer who will solve the prob- retrofitting companies. The Delhi has reached extreme unions should cooperate to and diesel and the cost of Dharani portal.
registration and Form-6B for available at the allotted polling lem. During this special cam- topics of how to do retrofitting, levels. The oxygen percentage reduce pollution and protect their servicing. We are also He said people attend the
voter identification card. centres from 10 am to 5 pm, fail- paign, the Chief Election Officer what kind of autos to choose in the air has decreased and the public health," Satish Reddy going to provide the facility of revenue meetings being held
They also indicated that one ing which action will be taken will also come to the polling and the manner of implemen- people there are being admit- said. paying this money through by the government instead of
has to be aware to register against them, said District booth for monitoring. tation were discussed at the ted to hospitals with respirato- The selection of autos is EMI from banks." moving around the courts.

Two drug rackets CASE mobility challenge TRIBAL WELFARE

busted; five arrested announced for startups

PNS n HYDERABAD with Neredmet police, busted
a drug syndicate by appre- PNS n HYDERABAD
The sleuths of Special hending one inter-state ped-
Operations Team (SOT), LB dler Ramesh Bishnoi and three As Hyderabad becomes the first
Nagar Zone, along with Saroor consumers Vishnu Bishnoi, Indian city to host a Formula E
Nagar police, busted a drug Sunil Danga and Arjun Ram. Race, the Government of
racket by apprehending four The police seized 750 grams of Telangana has announced the
inter-state drug peddlers. The opium, 500 grams of poppy Hyderabad E-Mobility Week
accused are Syed Aamir Moiz, straw powder and other during February 5 to 11, 2023.
Mohammed Saad, Palem incriminating material all As part of the Hyderabad E-
Nivas and Mailapally Venkat worth Rs12,50,000. Mobility Week, the Government
Ranganadha Chary. The Police The police registered cases on Wednesday announced the Ministers KT Rama Rao and Ch Malla Reddy launch the CASE mobility challenge
seized 12 grams of Heroin and under NDPS Amendment Connected, Autonomous, poster in Hyderabad on Wednesday
four mobile phones from Act-2001 by Neredmet PS in Shared and Electric (C.A.S.E.)
them. Rachakonda Police Mobility Grand Challenge in a Engagement), Director Malla Reddy said, "The state is
Cases under NDPS Act- Commissionerate. bid to encourage start-ups in the Electronics, Director, taking several initiatives to fos-
1985 were registered by Saroor The accused Ramesh mobility sector. This challenge is Automotives & EV, and the ter innovation and improve
Nagar PS of Rachakonda Bishnoi has been residing in open for all registered Indian Chief Relations Officer were employment in the new mobil-
Police Commissionerate. The Hyderabad since five months startups. K.T. Rama Rao, also present at the event. ity sector. I am sure the C.A.S.E.
accused Palem Nivas hails and used to work as a helper Minister for IT, Industries and After the launch, Minister Mobility Grand Challenge will Dr Christina Z Chongtu, Commissioner for Tribal Welfare, Telangana, greets a team of officials led by S. Anna Durai,
from Nellore district, present- in BR Travels to earn his MA&UD and Malla Reddy, K.T. Rama Rao said, "I am help in the process." Jayesh Director, Tamil Nadu Welfare Department, who toured the tribal areas of Telangana and was all praise for the welfare
ly residing at Manikonda, livelihood. Due to insufficient Minister for Labour and pleased to announce the C.A.S.E. Ranjan said, "Hyderabad E- measures taken up by the Telangana government
Hyderabad and is on job financial resources, he decid- Employment, formally Mobility Grand Start-up chal- Mobility week is going to be one
search. He is the brother-in- ed to procure drugs from announced the launch of the lenge which will go a long way of the largest mobility events
law of Venkata Ranganadha Rajasthan and sell it in Start-up Challenge by unveiling in encouraging start-ups and fos- across the country. With
Chary. Both are addicted to
consuming drugs and also
procuring and supplying it to
Hyderabad and earn easy
money. About 10 days back he
went to Rajasthan and brought
the poster and flyer for the
event. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal
Secretary for ITE&C and
tering innovation in the upcom-
ing mobility areas making
Telangana the hub for new
Hyderabad's strong focus on
creating an ecosystem for start-
ups, the challenge presents a
JCP Ranganath transferred to Warangal
the needy persons. 500 grams of poppy straw Industries and Dr Vishnu mobility. I request all the start- unique opportunity for the star- PNS n HYDERABAD ing AV Ranganath, Joint Warangal, in place of Tarun
In a second case, the sleuths powder, 750 grams of opium Vardhan Reddy, Special ups to take advantage of the plat- tups to present their solutions in Commissioner of Police (JCP) Joshi, who has been asked to
of Special Operations Team and sold them to his known Secretary (Investment form and showcase their ideas to the emerging technologies in The State government on (Traffic), Hyderabad, as report to the DGP office at
(SOT), Malkajgiri Zone, along customers. Promotion & External the world." After the launch, mobility in a grand way." Wednesday issued orders post- Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad.

IICT to develop bio-fuel Master plans for civic Traffic diversion for culvert
with vegetable waste bodies by Dec-end work in Sanathnagar
PNS n HYDERABAD have been submitted to the gov- PNS n HYDERABAD Nala in Jinkalawada - Temple - right turn - along with
PNS n HYDERABAD produced on a regular basis etable waste is produced ernment. Durgamatha Temple - Towards the nala in Jinkalawada -
will be converted into fuel. every day, its removal is The Telangana government has All these draft master plans The Executive Engineer, SNDP, Railway Quarters Sanathnagar - Transcon Industries - Right turn
Hyderabad-based Indian This will reduce the burden becoming a heavy burden. announced a master plan for will be submitted for government GHMC, has proposed the Right turn and move towards - St. Francis Xavier IIT college -
Institute of Chemical of handling waste locally. Howe ver, Telangana municipalities to be taken up by approval by December-end. remodelling and construction of Bharathnagar Market. Khaithannagar road - left turn -
Technology (IICT), which is Similarly, it will be possible Agriculture Department is the end of December. These master plans are also based box type culvert work in place of 2.Other than two-wheelers, Narsapur -x- road.
promoting new innovations to produce biogas to meet the setting up biogas plants in There are 142 civic bodies in on the Geographical Technology the existing pipe line Nala cul- mini transport vehicles, goods 4.Other than two-wheelers
in the field of chemicals, has local needs. market yards with the aim of the state, including the newly System and advanced technolo- vert at Jinkalawada, opposite vehicles, heavy goods vehicles i.e. light motor vehicles, mini
moved forward for another Whi le t he Telangana converting waste into energy formed ones. Along with them, gy without any technical errors. Sanathnagar railway station for and buses will not be allowed transport vehicles, goods vehi-
important research. Agriculture Department has sources. master plans for 74 municipali- The departments have collect- a period of 60 days from towards Bharathangar market cles, heavy goods vehicles and
A Gujarat-based pharma already established biogas So far, the city has set up ties were approved and imple- ed satellite images from agency December 1, 2022 to January 31, from Narsapur -x- roads via buses would not be allowed
company has already provid- plants in the main markets of t hre e plants in t he mented. and survey numbers from rev- 2023 between 8am to 8 pm Jinkalawada and they will be towards Narsapur -x- road from
ed the technological know- the city, the technology Erragadda, Batasingaram and In all, 15 master plans for the enue departments and also under Balanagar Traffic PS, diverted at Narsapur -x- road Bharathnagar market, via
how required for the prepa- developed by IICT will be Kukatpally markets with a remaining 68 municipalities, detailed maps are taken by expert Cyberabad Police towards Kukatpally Y Junction - Jinkalawada and they will be
ration of medicines used for used for the Gudimalkapur capacity of 500 kg of biogas along with Mahbubabad, Adol, urban planners, with a thorough Commissionerate. left turn- Moosapet -x- road and diverted at Bharathnagar market
the prevention of deadly dis- biogas plant. production per day. With Jogipet, Kolhapur, Nagar Kurnool, survey of the town, along with the To facilitate the work the fol- vehicles should move towards itself towards Kukatpally Y
eases like cancer. Gudimalkapur is one of the newly available plant in Achampet, Satthupalli, details of existing roads. After lowing diversion has been made Bharathangar Market. Junction - Right turn - IDPL
For this, it provided tech- the markets where thousands Gudimalkapur market also, Bhupalapalli and Devarakonda considering all the suggestions, a : 1.Only two-wheeler traffic will 3.Only two-wheeler traffic company and vehicle will move
nical knowledge for the bio- of tons of vegetables are the management cost of veg- towns have been prepared and draft master plan will be prepared allowed towards Bharathangar will be allowed towards Narsapur towards Narsapur -x- road.
gas plant to be set up in brought in every day. et able waste has b e en submitted for Government and sent to the government for market from Narsapur -x- roads -x- road from Bharathnagar Hence, general public is
Gudimalkapur vegetable This market is important reduced and there is an approval and 45 master plans are approval, said a release from the via Jinkalawada and diverted at market via Jinkalawada and advised to take diversion to
market of the city. As this for the sale of fruits and flow- opportunity to use the addi- being prepared. Out of the other office of director, Municipal Khaithan Nagar - Right turn - St. diverted at Railway quarters, avoid congestion on the said
plant will be available soon, ers along with vegetables. tional biogas produced for 27 master plans which have Administration Department, Francis Xavier ITI college - Sanathangar - left turn towards stretches and co-operate with the
5 tons of vegetable waste As more than 5 tons of veg- local needs. expired, two revised master plans Hyderabad. Transcon Industries - along with Jinkalawada - Durgamatha traffic police.
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04
Minister exhorts
youth to explore Age-old war between Bandi Students protest teacher's
new ideas
PNS n WANAPARTHY

Minister for Agriculture S

Sanjay & Anil Kumar persists action on girl's post
m Police register a case under Juvenile Justice (Care
Niranjan Reddy Wednesday NAVEENA GHANATE
exhorted the youth to explore n HYDERABAD
ideas that are creative and and Protection of Children) Act against teacher
that are not limited or con- Even as parallels are being drawn between
trolled by rules or traditions. Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Y S Sharmila's PNS n KAMAREDDY demanding action against was registered under Juvenile
Speaking at a meeting, padayatra on who stole whose sheen, the the teacher. Justice (Care and Protection
after spending a night at war between the two is age old. In 2009, Students of a Adarsha Vidyalaya Though the incident took of Children) Act.
Thalpunur village in the dis- Sanjay Kumar accused Brother Anil in Madnur mandal staged a place Tuesday, it came to The students said that the
trict as Palle Nidra pro- Kumar, husband of Sharmila also evan- protest in front of the school light on Wednesday. The teacher came to know of the
gramme, the Minister said gelist, of using religious forums to seek demanding action against a entire episode came to the post on the social against her
the employment opportuni- votes in favour of the Congress. teacher who indiscriminately light when a student took on Tuesday. She questioned
ties had been increased in Three pastors, including Anil Kumar, beat up a girl student. photographs of the teacher the students about and want-
Telangana now. were reportedly found with over Rs 10 The teacher took umbrage beating the girl student with ed to know who did it.
The face of the villages was lakh at a lodge in Karimnagar in 2009. against the student as the lat- a cane on her mobile phone The student, who report-
changed with the govern- It was exposed by the current BJP pres- ter reportedly posted teacher' and posted it on social media. edly posted the teacher's
ment taking up Palle Pragati ident Sanjay Kumar. photo on social media, call- As the students staged a photograph, in fact, tendered
programme forward. All Sources privy to the incident said, ing her 'boring.' The stu- sit-in, the police swung into her apology. But, the teacher
amenities were created in "During elections, Brother Anil was stay- dents staged a sit-in outside action and booked a case allegedly beat the student
villages now. ing in Ratna lodge. Even though there Sources privy to the incident said, "During elections, Brother Anil was staying in Ratna the school and raised slogans against the teacher. A case indiscriminately.
Niranjan Reddy congratu- was no permission for helipad, a lady lodge. Even though there was no permission for helipad, a lady officer, Anil came to
lated Rukmakar Reddy, who officer, Anil came to Karimnagar in a
returned to India from the helicopter to Loyal School and College Karimnagar in a helicopter to Loyal School and College for a meeting of Christian
US after 35 years, and took up for a meeting of Christian Community.
goat farming. He suggested Apart from preaching, they were asked Community. Apart from preaching, they were asked to vote for Y S Rajashekara Reddy.
that the Dalit Bandhu bene- to vote for Y S Rajashekara Reddy.
ficiaries, too, should take up They were given songs CD on god but
goat farming. the first part of it starts with the voice
The Minister, during the of YSR which should not be done dur- Kumar as well. In this case, because ple to Christianity and use money
programme, interacted with ing elections. Later, the pastors were communal tensions happened, Sanjay power to win elections, we definitely
the people. He directed the asked to collect money at Ratna Lodge. Kumar was sent to remand. oppose.'' Interestingly on Monday,
officials to address the prob- However, this was caught. There was a BJP leaders gave representation to the Sanjay Kumar condemned the attack on
lems being faced by the peo- tussle which became communal." Governor over Sanjay's remand. Sharmila's caravan and the latter
ple. He said the Palle Nidra Sources said that a case was registered However, nothing happened to Brother thanked him for support. However,
programme was intended to against both Sanjay Kumar for exposing Anil and the case is reportedly open. sources in BJP said that the incident was
get first-hand feedback from the money being distributed at Ratna In 2009, BJP leader Sanjay Kumar condemned as it was wrong and that
the people. lodge and a case against Brother Anil said, "If they are trying to convert peo- there is no association with YSRTP.

Abolition of Dharani land record portal demanded Congress demands waiver of crop loan Sharmila insults
people in Telangana:
PNS n JAYASHANKAR
BHUPALAPALLY
PNS n KARIMNAGAR Srinivas Goud
The Congress activists under the PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR
Telangana Pradesh Congress leadership of Choppadandi
Committee leaders and Constituency in-charge Minister for Prohibition and
Bhupalapally Congress party Medipalli Satyam staged a Excise V Srinivas Goud on
in-charge Gandra protest in support of the farm- Wednesday took YSRTP pres-
Satyanarayana Rao on ers. The Congress leaders, ident Y S Sharmila to task for
Wednesday accused Chief including MLC TJeevan Reddy making 'insulting remarks'
Minister K Chandrashekar and former MP Ponnam against the TRS and its leaders.
Rao of 'sucking the blood' of Prabhakar and others, took out She insulted Telangana people
farmers. a rally from NTR statue here to Congress leader Ponnam Prabhakar speaking at a farmers' meeting in Kamareddy on Wednesday by her remarks.
The Congress leaders and the Tehsildar's office carrying he Speaking to the media, the
activists staged a protest under Congress flags and submitted a paddy unconditionally from the He charged the BJP govern- Minister said that the Ministers
the leadership of memorandum to the Tahsildar farmers, while the farmers in the ment with practicing vote bank and MLAs ignored Sharmila
Satyanarayana Rao to high- highlighting the demands. TRS regime are facing difficul- politics and stoking communal though she made 'abusive
light the 'injustice' meted out Addressing the rallyists, ties in selling the paddy than cul- feelings among the people. remarks' against them. But, the
to farmers in the State. Jeevan Reddy said the objective tivation of it. He exhorted the Congress people revolted against her
Speaking on the occasion, TPCC leader Gandra Satayanayana Rao leading a protest march in Bhupalpally on Wednesday of the dharna was to extend sup- The exploitation of rice millers rank and file to ensure that the when she 'insulted' Chief
Satyanarayana Rao demanded port to the farmers and to put is continuing, he said. For every Congress win at least 10 Minister K Chandrashekar
that Dharani land records land records management demanded that the adminis- Divisional Officer Srinivas, pressure on the government to quintal, 7.5 kg of paddy is being Assembly seats in undivided Rao, he pointed out. He won-
management portal immedi- portal. The portal has given tration explore the possibilities demanding that the district solve farmers' problems in the deduct, he said, questioning Karimnagar district. dered whether the BJP activists
ately. The protest was staged in rise to new problems instead of resolving the issue of podu administration resolve the state. whether Minister for Civil He charged KCR regime with would remain a mere specta-
response to the call given by of resolving the land disputes, cultivation without any delay. problems being faced by the In 2004, the then Chief Supplies Gangula Kamalakar not extending commission on tor if someone criticised Prime
the TPCC. he obser ved. The Chief He found fault with the Chief farmers. Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was not aware of the farmers interest to women's self-help Minister Narendra Modi in
He further said that the TRS Minister failed to fulfil the Minister providing ex gratia to DCC president Itha Prakash provided free power to the agri- problems and had never visited groups. Ponnam Prabhakar has such an 'abusive language.'
government failed to deliver election promise of waiving the families of the deceased Reddy, TPCC member culture sector. In 2006, to check a paddy procurement centre. pointed out that at least 30 lakh He accused Sharmila of
on its promise to give rights to farm loans. farmers in Punjab, while he Challuri Madhu, Bhupalpally the exploitation of the farmers by The Congress regime, prior to farmers have been facing prob- fomenting trouble in the State.
tribal people under the Forest Holding the State govern- had never expressed concern constituency coordinator millers, he started procuring 2014, extended subsidies on lems in Telangana and demand- He said that he could not
Rights Act (FRA) to allow ment responsible for the mur- over the suicide of farmers in Marku Vijay, Mahila Congress paddy from the farmers. LPG cylinder, while the BJP gov- ed that the Medipalli Satyam understand why Sharmila had
podu cultivation. der of the Forest Range Officer the State, he said. The district unit president Paddy procurement centres by ernment increased the LPG and alleged that the rice miller and embarked on padayatra now
The farmers were facing in Bhadradri-Kothagudem Congress leader submitted a Gummadi Sridevi and others the IKP had been set up. The also Petrol and diesel prices, he TRS leader were hand in glove after seven years of formation
difficulties due to Dharani district, Satyanarayana Rao memorandum to Revenue participated in the protest. Congress regime procured compared in cheating farmers. of the State.

Fruits of research must trickle TS govt committed to providing

quality education: Minister
down to farmers: Niranjan PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR

PNS n NAGARKURNOOL Minister for Prohibition and

Excise V Srinivas Goud on
Minister for Agriculture Wednesday promised to
Minister S Niranjan Reddy has ensure that a postgraduate
stressed the need to give respect college is established at
to farmers, saying that it will Devarkadra. Yadadri Bhuvanagiri Collector Pamela Satpathy at a review meeting at Yadadri on Wednesday
pave the way for the develop- Speaking at a meeting, inmates of the hotels. The
ment of the country.
He was participating as the
chief guest at the Kisan Mela
held at Agriculture College in
shortly after inaugurating
Jyotirao Phule Backward
Classes Boys Gurukula Degree
College here, the Minister
children in the hostels were
served with food cooked with
coarse rice at that time, he said.
The situation has changed
Collector directs officials to set
Palem on Wednesday. He
observed that it was long time
since the mela held here.
Food is the basic necessity for
Minister for Agriculture S Niranjan Reddy participating in Kisan mela at
Agriculture College at Palem in Nagarkurnool district
observed that the rulers in the
United Andhra Pradesh had
deprived the children in
Telangana of good education
after Telangana attained state-
hood. Now the hostel inmates
were being served with nutri-
tious food. He promised to
speed limits for vehicles
survival, he said, adding that tilizer application to crops and was aware of the farmers' prob- system. The education system ensure that the conditions in PNS n YADADRI BHUVANAGIRI Pamela Satpathy asked the District Rural Development
food industry emerged as a increase use of chemical fertil- lems. If the rulers think sceni- was not only resorted to health the hostel are further officials to publish gazette Officer Mandadi Upender
major industry in modern era. izers. The farmer is not produc- tifically and encourage the but also helped the children improved. District Pamela Satpathy on notification in regard to speed Reddy, Assistant
It is the duty of all individuals ing vegetables required for his farmers, the country would be from poor families secure The Minister also interact- Wednesday directed the offi- limit after the District Roads Commissioner of Police,
to show respect to the farmer kitchen in his farm, he lament- able to provide food needed by quality education. ed with the parents of the stu- cials concerned to set speed Safety Committee, constituted Roads and Buildings Executive
who produces food. ed. world. During this year's kharif, The Gurukula hostels used dents in the Gurukula schools. limits for vehicles and take all under the Chairmanship of Engineer Shankaraiah, Deputy
The fruits of agriculture Stating that the pesticide the area under paddy cultiva- to be in a mess. There was no He assured them that the gov- steps to regulate traffic. the Collector, approved the Executive Engineers
research should trickle down to percentage in agriculture prod- tion was 65 lakh acres. The end in sight to the travails of ernment would take all mea- Speaking at the District measure. She directed the offi- Bilyanayak, Surender,
the farmer at the field level and ucts is on the rise causing chain-link tank fed irrigation hostel inmates within the sure to ensure quality educa- Roads Safety Committee cials concerned to enforce the Sushilabai, National Highway
expressed the desire that the damage to the public health, the system was damaged in undivided Andhra Pradesh. tion to students in the school meeting here, she stressed the speed limit once the commit- Deputy Excecutive Engineer
farmer should do wonders util- minister appealed to farmers to Telangana on account of the Overcrowding in hostels dur- and colleges. need to set speed limit for tee approved it. The officials Ravinder, Circle Inspectors
ising the fruits of the research, reduce the application of chem- discrimination shown to the ing the period of United Devarkadra MLA Ala vehicles. There are 76 roads were asked to take all steps to Sivashankar, Satish and others
he felt. He expressed concern ical fertilizers in his or her fields. region in the successive regimes Andhra Pradesh led to more Venkateswar Reddy and oth- spreading over 900 km in the prevent accidents in the dis- participated in the committee
over reduction of organic fer- Being a farmer, he said he of AP rulers. cases of skin diseases to the ers were present. district. trict. meeting.

Bandi demands apology from KCR for reneging on promises Gandra urges to NGOs to support developmental activities
PNS n KARIMNAGAR er section families having own scheme, none of the promises PNS n BHUPALAPALLY lying areas.
house sites for the construction made by KCR during the last He thanked the TNGOs for
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of their own houses. elections, including loan waiv- District Collector Bhavesh completing the construction of
State unit Bandi Sanjay Kumar Now, he has gone back on his er, unemployment allowance, Misra has appealed to the the TNGO bhavan.
on Wednesday demanded an promise and is saying he will three acres of land to the STs etc. elected people's representa- MLA Gandra Venkata
unconditional apology from give only Rs 3 lakh per house was not fulfilled till now. "As the tives and officials for their Ramana Reddy highlighted
Chief Minister K site. He has to tender a public elections are fast approaching, support in the development of the role of the NGOs in achiev-
Chandrashekar Rao for going apology for reneging on his KCR is resorting to new dramas Bhupalapally district in all sec- ing the statehood for
back on his promise of paying promise on the floor of the by making fresh promises," he tors. Telangana. He assured the
Rs 5 lakh to each poor family assembly, Sanjay felt. alleged. He inaugurated the TNGOs' TNGOs of his support they to
having a house site for the con- Stating that the BJP would He challenged KCR to call for building on Wednesday here secure their rights. He con-
struction of own house. continue to target the TRS gov- BJP State unit president Bandi Sanjay a debate in the State Assembly along with local TRS MLA gratulated the TNGOs on the
Addressing a gathering at ernment till it paid money to all Kumar during his Praja Sangrama on the promises he had made in Gandra Venkata Ramana occasion of inauguration of the
Mahagaon of Muthole Assembly the beneficiaries, he alleged that Yatra at at Mahagaon in Nirmal district the last elections, apart from Reddy. TNGO Bhavan. He appealed to Bhupalapally MLA Gandra Venbkata Ramana Reddy and Collector Bhavesh
constituency in Nirmal district KCR had diverted the Central on Wednesday public issues. "It is ridiculous that Addressing the gathering the NGOs to extend their sup- Mishra at TNGOs Bhavan inauguration function in Bhupalpally on Wednesday
as part of his third day of Praja funds to the tune of Rs 4,000 this gentleman, who cannot on the occasion, he said that he port for developmental activ-
Sangrama Yatra, Sanjay recalled crore meant for construction of Union Minister questioning solve the issues even of a village expressed happy over the peo- ities. TNGOs' association Burugu gramme.
that KCR had promised to pro- houses. "There has been no about the diversion of funds," he in Telangana, is claiming that he ple's representatives extending TNGOs association felicitat- Ravi Kumar, District secretary Municipal chairperson S
vide financial assistance of Rs 5 response from the State govern- said. would bring about changes in their support to him when the ed the MLA and the District M Harikrishna and treasurer Venkata Rani Siddu, 16th ward
lakh in cash to each of the weak- ment to a letter written by the He said not just the housing the country," he remarked. district faced monsoon fury Collector on the occasion. Dasaradha Rama Rao and oth- councilor Baddi Sammaiah
leading to inundation of low- District president of the ers took part in the pro- and others were present.
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International Border in Jammu frontier Author-director of Kannada play on Karnataka HC upholds ban on PFI for
INDIA CORNER

incident-free, safe: BSF IG Tipu Sultan alleges death threats role in anti-national activities
he Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled all cross-border infiltration attempts this he author-director of the controversial Kannada play and book titled Tipu Nijakanasugalu' he High Court of Karnataka has upheld the recent ban imposed by the Central government

T year and the International Border in the Jammu frontier is incident free and safe, a
senior official said. Drone activity has also largely decreased in Jammu and the
majority of weapons and explosives dropped from unmanned aerial vehicles have also
T (Real dreams of Tipu) has lodged a complaint with police alleging that he has received
death threats from unknown persons from Shivamogga district. "I received two letters
one is a postcard and another is a letter in an envelope. The message is that I will be killed
T on the Popular Front of India (PFI) for its involvement in anti-national activities. A single
judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna on Wednesday pronounced the judgment. The
ban was challenged by Nasir Ali, a resident of Bengaluru and the state president of the
been recovered, BSF Inspector General (Jammu Frontier) DK Boora said at a press and no God can save me. The sender has used expletives extensively," Addanda C Cariappa proscribed outfit. The Central government had issued an order banning the organisation and
conference here. "The (International) border is incident free despite huge pressure on told PTI on Wednesday. He said he lodged a complaint at the Jayalakshmipuram police its allied outfits for a period of five years with immediate effect on September 28. The Centre
the forces and attempts from across the border to carry out infiltrations," he said. "All station in Mysuru, but no case has been registered so far. The show has been going on since took this action after raids on the offices of PFI and the residences of its members across the
infiltration attempts have been foiled. November 20 and six shows have been country. It came in the wake of allegations
Seven infiltration bids were foiled and staged so far. Further, three more will take that the banned Student Islamic Movement
all the guides and infiltrators place on December one, three and four. "My of India (SIMI) and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen
eliminated," he said, adding that none idea is to conduct shows at 75 places Bangladesh (JMB) besides PFI have close
of the infiltration attempts this year had across Karnataka, especially in the places links with many terrorist organisations. The
been successful. Boora added that four where there are theatres because it cannot government order had said that some of
AK assault rifles, seven pistols and be performed at open air theatres due to PFI's founding members are the leaders of
nearly 50 kg heroin had been seized. threats," Cariappa said. the Students Islamic Movement of India
"The border in Jammu is totally safe. The play features 70 characters including (SIMI) and PFI has linkages with Jamat-ul-
We have been able to ensure safety Tipu Sultan, his wife, daughter, 'Diwan' Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), both of
and security throughout the year. Purnaiah and British rulers, he explained. which are proscribed organisations.

Promote technical, medical & law SC questions if ‘jallikattu’

edn in mother tongue: Shah can be allowed in any form
PNS n NEW DELHI judgment banning the use of
bulls for "jallikattu" in the state
The Supreme Court, which is and bullock-cart races across
PNS n AHMEDABAD Shah said in an interview to hearing a challenge to a Tamil India.
PTI. Underlining the Nadu law allowing "Jallikattu", Tamil Nadu had amended
Senior BJP leader and Union Suggesting that education importance of on Wednesday observed the the central law -- The
Home Minister Amit Shah in the mother tongue is eas- "ultimate question" perhaps Prevention of Cruelty to
has stressed that states should ier and faster, Shah said, "It
education in Hindi might be whether the bull- Animals Act, 1960 -- and
promote education in Hindi will promote the country's and regional taming sport, dubbed by allowed "jallikattu" in the
or regional languages in tech- talent in higher education. languages, Shah many as cruel to animals, can southern state.
nical, medical and law fields Today we can use only five be allowed in any form. During the day-long argu-
so that the country can utilise percent of the country's tal- said students can "Jallikattu", also known as ments on Wednesday which
the talent of non-English ent but with this initiative, we develop an "eruthazhuvuthal", is a bull- continued till 5.30 PM, the
speaking students. would be able to use 100 per- taming sport played in Tamil Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, bench observed after the
Underlining the impor- cent talent of the country." original thought Nadu as part of the Pongal Hrishikesh Roy and C T amendment was made, the
tance of education in Hindi He said this five percent process with ease harvest festival. Ravikumar. state came out with certain
and regional languages, Shah comes from an English back- The lawyers appearing for The bench said it is the case rules with precautions to be
said students can develop an ground, while adding that he
if they study in several petitioners told a five- of the Tamil Nadu govern- taken care of under the aegis
original thought process with has nothing against English their mother judge Constitution bench ment that these bulls are of the district collector con-
ease if they study in their as a language. tongue headed by Justice K M Joseph trained and treated with great- cerned.
mother tongue and this "It is that 'maulik chintan' that allowing something est of affection. Justice Rastogi observed
encourages research and (original thinking) of a stu- which is cruel to an animal The apex court had, in its the problem is that the rules
innovation. dent can be easily developed students to "study 300 ers have written about our icons and their contribution cannot be permitted. 2014 judgment, said bulls may be in any form, but the
"Technical, medical, and in his mother tongue and (Jannayak) people's heroes history and distortions in it. to the freedom struggle and "What we thought was, you cannot be used as performing ground realities never match.
law - all should be taught in there is a strong connection who were not given their Students of our country development of the country. see, the ultimate question per- animals either for "jallikattu" "The only question is we
Hindi and regional lan- between maulik chintan and due by historians and thirty should research our actual The party sees this as part haps might be whether 'jal- events or bullock-cart races, cannot take cognisance of the
guages. All state governments anusandhan (research)," Shah such empires who ruled in history," he said. of his ideological exercise to likattu' in any form can be and banned their use for these ground reality only because it
should take initiative to prop- said. India and established a very The BJP-led governments recall the contribution of performed, allowed or 'jal- purposes across the country. does not match with the
erly translate the curriculum Talking about his observa- good model of governance." at the Centre and in states native personalities including likattu' in any form cannot be It had earlier dismissed the scheme. We have to test the
of these three fields of educa- tions on History education, "Till when we will make a have been holding pro- many who were allegedly not done," said the bench, also Tamil Nadu government's plea scheme, not the ground real-
tion into regional languages," Shah said he has appealed to hue and cry about what oth- grammes on various historic given due credit. comprising justices Ajay seeking a review of its 2014 ity," he said.

Kerala govt decides to Modi symbol of Gujarat's pride All set for 1st phase of Gujarat DELHI CIVIC POLLS
introduce Bill to
in 21st Century: Rajnath Singh Assets of 89% of councillors
replace Guv as
Chancellor of varsities PNS n AHMEDABAD and Sardar Patel were the
symbols of Gujarat's honour
Assembly polls today recontesting increased by 4%
PNS n Defence Minister Rajnath and pride in the 20th Century, PNS n AHMEDABAD
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Singh on Wednesday said our Prime Minister Narendra PNS n NEW DELHI nine councillors (11 per cent)
Mahatma Gandhi and Modi has emerged as Gujarat's Voting will be held on have decreased ranging from (-
The Kerala government on Vallabhbhai Patel were the honour and pride in the 21st Thursday for the first phase of Assets of 75 councillors of the )2 per cent to (-)76 per cent,"
Wednesday decided to move a symbols of Gujarat's honour Century. And today, foul lan- Gujarat Assembly elections in 84 who are again contesting the the report said.
Bill in the legislative assembly, and pride in the 20th Century guage is being used by 89 seats spread across 19 dis- municipal elections in Delhi The average assets of these
when it convenes from and Prime Minister Narendra Congress for our PM," he tricts in Saurashtra-Kutch and have increased by three to 84 re-contesting councillors in
December 5, for replacing the Modi has emerged as the said. southern parts of the state 4,437 per cent, according to a 2022 are Rs 4.37 crore and their
Governor with eminent acad- state's "honour and pride" in Voting for 89 of 182 where 788 candidates are in report by the Association for average asset growth since the
emicians as Chancellor of the the 21st Century. Assembly con- the fray. Campaigning for the Democratic Reforms (ADR). last election in 2017 is Rs 1.44
universities in the state. Addressing a press stituencies in first phase of the elections in ADR and the Delhi Election crore.
A draft Bill in this regard
was approved by a cabinet
conference here
ahead of the first
Gujarat will be
held on
the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP)-ruled state ended at 5
Cash, drugs, liquor worth over Rs 290 cr seized Watch have analysed the self-
sworn affidavits of the 84 coun-
The average percentage
growth in assets for these coun-
meeting chaired by Chief phase of polling Thursday in pm on Tuesday. Voting will be PNS n NEW DELHI have led to record seizures cillors, including Independents, cillors is 49 per cent.
Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here for Gujarat the first phase. held between 8 am and 5 pm during the election process in who are re-contesting and their Vineet Vohra of the BJP
during the day, a government Assembly elec- Singh said on Thursday across 14,382 Cash, drugs, liquor and free- the state. average assets in 2017 was Rs from the 59-Pachim Vihar
source confirmed. tions on December other opposi- polling stations, the office of bies worth over Rs 290 crore One significant "ongoing 2.93 crore. "Out of the 84 re- ward has declared the maxi-
The cabinet decision comes 1, Singh said tion parties are the state Chief Electoral have so far been seized in seizure process of heavy con- contesting councillors, assets of mum increase in assets of Rs
in the wake of the ongoing tus- Congress chief also trying to level Officer (CEO) said in a release. poll-bound Gujarat, which is signment of drugs" is being 75 councillors (89 per cent) 28.61 crore, i.e from Rs 9.33
sle between the Left govern- Mallikarjun Kharge's baseless allegations Apart from the BJP, over 10 times the recoveries led by a team of officers of have increased ranging from 3 crore in 2017 to Rs 37.94 crore
ment and Governor Arif "Ravan" remark against PM against the prime minister. Congress and Aam Aadmi made during the entire 2017 ATS Gujarat which is carry- to 4,437 per cent and assets of in 2022.
Mohammed Khan over vari- Modi reflects the mentality of Using abusive words for Party (AAP), 36 other politi- assembly election period in ing out an operation in
ous issues pertaining to the the "entire Congress leader- anyone does not reflect a cal outfits, including the the state. Vadodara (Rural) and
functioning of universities in ship". healthy democracy, he said. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Gujarat is going for two- Vadodara City.
the state and including the He said the people of Addressing a poll rally in Samajwadi Party (SP), phase elections on December The team has identified
appointment of Vice Gujarat will give a befitting Gujarat on Monday, Kharge Communist Party of India- 1 and 5. two mephedrone drug man-
Chancellors (VCs). However, reply to those who used abu- said the prime minister asks Marxist (CPI-M) and According to the Election ufacturing units and
some recent Kerala High Court sive words for the prime min- people to vote "looking at his Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) Commission, its planning unearthed about 143 kg of
orders have vindicated Khan's ister "who is Gujarat's honour face" in all elections. "Are you have also fielded candidates in and monitoring through var- mephedrone (synthetic drug)
stand on the appointments of and pride". 100-headed like Ravan?" he various seats which will go to ious enforcement agencies worth about Rs 478 crore.
VCs of certain universities. "While Mahatma Gandhi had asked. polls in the first phase.

Cong dig at Modi over VICTIM CARE

Mishap case: Cops told to fix
Eight arrested for running fake visa racket
deaths due to Covid vax responsibility of erring officials
PNS n NEW DELHI areas. Later, a raid was con-
ducted at many places and the
wanted to go abroad in search
of employment.
Singh (43) and Kuldeep Singh
(56), residents of Haryana,
PNS n NEW DELHI said in a tweet in Hindi. The Delhi Police on 8 accused were arrested, Such aspirants don't have Shiva Rama Krishnan (39), a
In another tweet, she said, Wednesday busted a fake visa Special Commissioner of valid documents for securing resident of Vasant Kunj, Sunil
The Congress on Wednesday "Thank you Modi ji for quick- PNS n NEW DELHI be sent to the police commission- racket and arrested eight peo- Police (crime) Ravindra Singh a visa. They used to prepare Bisht (40) and Nanda Ballabw
took a swipe at Prime Minister ly traversing the journey from er to fix responsibility of the erring ple for allegedly running it Yadav said. forged documents through Joshi (43), residents of Mayur
Narendra Modi for "shrugging photo on every vaccine certifi- A local court, while upholding the officials and for taking appropri- from Connaught Place in cen- The accused persons were in skilled persons and based on Vihar, Phase-3, and Pankaj
away" from its responsibility, cate to no responsibility." order of a magisterial court to sen- ate remedial action. tral Delhi, police said on the business of securing visas the documents, aspirants used Kumar Shukla (30), a resident
a day after the government The government cannot be tence a man to two years' in prison The court was hearing a revi- Wednesday. from different countries for the to apply for visas, police said, of Azamgarh in UP, police
told the Supreme Court that it held liable to compensate for for causing death by negligence, sion petition by Nitin Mehta, who The crime branch of the last 10 to 12 yrs and have adding that the accused were said.
cannot be held liable to com- the deaths due to an adverse observed that police officials was sentenced to two years' sim- Delhi Police received informa- expertise in preparing forged charging them hefty amounts. The illegal visa syndicate
pensate for the deaths post event following immunisa- remained "indifferent and insen- ple imprisonment for causing the tion regarding a gang which documents, police said. The accused have been was being operated by Raj and
administration of Covid vac- tion (AEFI) post administra- sitive" to the victim's plight. The death of Harish Kumar in an acci- was operating from The aspirants were mostly identified as Baldev Raj (54), Krishnan assisted by Neeraj,
cines. tion of Covid-19 vaccines, the court directed that an order copy dent on March 17, 2014. Connaught Place and other unemployed youth and they Ansh Madan (23), Balihar Bisht and Shukla.
"First: No deaths due to oxy- Centre has told the Supreme
gen shortage. Then: No aid to Court.
Covid victims. Now: No
accountability for vaccine-
related deaths.
"Prime Minister Modi real-
The affidavit filed in the
apex court by the Centre
assumes significance in view of
the fact that the government
Low occupancy may trigger cut in Bharat Gaurav train fares
ly knows how to shrug away has been zealously pursuing PNS n NEW DELHI service of the train on the announce it," a source said. has written multiple letters to
responsibility. A true event the Covid-19 vaccination pro- Ramayana circuit. The AC-3 "The problem is that the the Railway Board, highlight-
manager!" the Congress said gramme to fight the pandem- The fares of the Bharat Gaurav tier fare for an 18-day tour in fares are too high for an aver- ing the issues with the Bharat
on its Twitter handle. ic and, as per latest reports, trains are likely to be slashed by the Bharat Gaurav tourist train age middle-class traveller. Also, Gaurav trains and even the loss
Congress spokesperson over 219 crore doses have 20-30 per cent after low occu- is Rs 62,000. they were used to availing the in revenue for the operator due
Supriya Shrinate also took a been administered. pancy forced the IRCTC to While the train was Bharat Darshan trains which to low occupancy. It had main-
dig, saying this government is The affidavit was filed in cancel at least two of its special launched to give a "concerted were much cheaper," the source tained that the price of the tick-
never responsible for any- response to a petition by the tour packages, sources said thrust to efforts for promotion added. ets were too high.
thing. "If there is death due to parents of two girls who died here. A final decision is yet to of domestic tourism through Till now, the Railways has The Railway Board, it seems,
the side effects of Covid vac- allegedly due to adverse effects be taken. provision of better quality cancelled two planned services has finally acquiesced. In a cir-
cine anywhere in the country, following Covid vaccination.It The Railways' nod to the coaches and viable tour pack- -- the Bharat Gaurav Special cular issued last week, it gave
then the government is not claimed vaccines manufac- Indian Railway Catering and ages", the sources said, the Shri Jagannath Yatra Rail Tour, approval to use only LHB
responsible for it people are tured by third parties had Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) high fares pushed it as a "lux- been blamed on its high tick- make the fares of sleeper and which was to commence on coaches for the service, which
getting it as per their wish. successfully undergone regu- to reduce fares of the special ury brand" for a certain section et fares as well as the discom- AC-3 classes cheaper. IRCTC November 8, and the second means that pilgrims will have
This is Modi government's latory review, and holding the train comes barely a year after of people. They indicated that fort of the 15-year-old ICF will take a final decision on this Ramayana Circuit Bharat sleeper and AC3 coaches with
affidavit in the Supreme Court. state directly liable to provide the service was launched. while a final decision on the coaches provided for the ser- soon. It will be cheaper by at Gaurav train -- due to lack of comfortable berths, better
(Well this government is never compensation may not be So far, the transporter has rate cut was yet to be taken, the vice. least 20-30 per cent. After this, occupancy. lighting, mobile charging
responsible for anything)," she legally sustainable. managed to operate just one low occupancy of the train has "Approval has been given to the tour operator will Officials said the IRCTC points, and other facilities.
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Nicely placed
With G20 presidency, India is in a position to resolve
the biggest issues, including the war in Ukraine Family, One Future' NARENDRA MODI

W
ith India assuming the G20 presidency today, chances of resolution of glob-
al conflicts and major issues increase. Minister of State for External Affairs
Meenakshi Lekhi said, “India is showing its might and transforming the world
India's G20 presidency commences today. Here is Prime Minister Narendra
with its civilisational values.” This may be a bit over the top, but there is no denying
the fact that New Delhi, with its reasonably cordial ties with the nations like Russia
Modi's reflection on the occasion.

T
and Iran, is nicely placed to play the role of an honest broker in various quarrels. The he previous 17
Presidencies of the
war in Ukraine is perhaps the biggest crisis the world faces today, its ramifications G20 delivered signifi-
being economic, political, military, and cultural. Russian President Vladimir Putin, like cant results - for
almost everyone else, was convinced that there would hardly be any war. Ukraine is ensuring macro-eco-
too small and weak to take on the might of the Russian military whose capabilities nomic stability, rationalising
international taxation, relieving
even the American generals acknowledge. The Russian bear, so went the received debt-burden on countries, among
wisdom, will smother whatever army Ukrainian many other outcomes. We will
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been able to cob- benefit from these achievements,
ble together. But it increasingly became a David-ver- and build further upon them.
However, as India assumes
sus-Goliath contest, with Putin’s forces suffering set- this important mantle, I ask
backs; they even had to evacuate the territories they myself - can the G20 go further
had grabbed in the initial momentum of the offen- still? Can we catalyse a funda-
sive. At present, there is a kind of stalemate—not mental mindset shift, to benefit
humanity as a whole?
just military but also political. Putin may like to end I believe we can.
the hostilities but for that he would need a face-sav- Our mindsets are shaped by
ing armistice. The United States is unable to do that, our circumstances. Through all of
primarily because of President Joe Biden’s ineptitude. history, humanity lived in scarci-
ty. We fought for limited resources,
Last year, he had called Putin a “killer,” incensing not because our survival depended on
just the Russian leader but also people. denying them to others.
European leaders, who have been extremely crit- Confrontation and competition -
ical of Moscow because of the war it unleashed, are also not the folks Putin and his between ideas, ideologies and
identities - became the norm.
coterie would be comfortable with. Chinese President Xi Jinping too is known for bel- Unfortunately, we remain produce enough to meet the growing large economy. Our creating harmony within our
ligerence rather than peace-making. In such a geopolitical milieu, India can initiate or trapped in the same zero-sum basic needs of all people in the citizen-centric governance 'One Family' and giving hope
boost proposals that could be viewed by the warring countries with an open mind. It is mindset even today. We see it world. model takes care of even our for our 'One Future'.
true that Ukraine is unhappy with India’s refusal to condemn the Russian attack, but it when countries fight over terri- Today, we do not need to most marginalised citizens, For healing our planet, we
tory or resources. We see it when fight for our survival - our era while nurturing the creative will encourage sustainable
is equally true that the Zelenskyy Government doesn’t hold that grudge too strongly. Besides, supplies of essential goods are need not be one of war. genius of our talented youth. and environment-friendly
Kiev couldn’t be unaware of the fact that India has been following the policy of non- weaponised. We see it when vac- Indeed, it must not be one! We have tried to make lifestyles, based on India's
alignment for decades. At any rate, New Delhi’s refusal to take sides also means that cines are hoarded by a few, even Today, the greatest chal- national development not an tradition of trusteeship
Moscow would be more inclined to listen to the ceasefire plan the former proposes. as billions remain vulnerable. lenges we face - climate exercise in top-down gover- towards nature.
Some may argue that con- change, terrorism, and pan- nance, but rather a citizen-led For promoting harmony
Three other things will also help India exercise authority. First, Prime Minister Narendra frontation and greed are just demics - can be solved not by 'people's movement'. within the human family, we
Modi has never badmouthed other leaders and countries; even during the crises of Balakot human nature. I disagree. If fighting each other, but only DURING OUR G20 We have leveraged tech- will seek to depoliticise the
and Galwan, he did not use rough language. Secondly, he has experience in improving humans were inherently selfish, by acting together. PRESIDENCY, WE nology to create digital global supply of food, fertiliz-
relations between countries. It is primarily because of his interventions that today we what would explain the lasting Fortunately, today's tech- public goods that are open, ers and medical products, so
have excellent relations with Arab nations, despite the misdeeds of some saffron zealots.
appeal of so many spiritual tra- nology also gives us the means SHALL PRESENT inclusive and inter-operable. that geo-political tensions do
ditions that advocate the funda- to address problems on These have delivered revolu- not lead to humanitarian
And, finally, in general India and Indians have a good image all over the world. All these mental one-ness of us all? a humanity-wide scale. The INDIA'S tionary progress in fields as crises. As in our own families,
factors are likely to help Modi have a successful G20 presidency. One such tradition, popular massive virtual worlds that EXPERIENCES, varied as social protection, those whose needs are the
in India, sees all living beings, and we inhabit today demonstrate financial inclusion, and elec- greatest must always be our
even inanimate things, as com- the scalability of digital LEARNINGS AND tronic payments. first concern.
PICTALK posed of the same five basic ele-
ments - the panchtatvaof earth,
technologies.
Housing one-sixth of MODELS AS
For all these reasons,
India's experiences can
For imbuing hope in our
future generations, we will
water, fire, air and space. humanity, and with its POSSIBLE provide insights for possible encourage an honest conver-
Harmony among these elements immense diversity of lan- global solutions. sation among the most pow-
- within us and between us - is guages, religions, customs and TEMPLATES FOR During our G20 erful countries - on mitigating
essential for our physical, social beliefs, India is a microcosm Presidency, we shall present risks posed by weapons of
and environmental well-being. of the world. OTHERS, India's experiences, learnings mass destruction and enhanc-
India's G20 Presidency will With the oldest-known PARTICULARLY and models as possible tem- ing global security.
work to promote this universal traditions of collective deci- plates for others, particularly India's G20 agenda will be
sense of one-ness. Hence our sion-making, India con- THE DEVELOPING the developing world. inclusive, ambitious, action-
theme - 'One Earth, One Family, tributes to the foundational Our G20 priorities will be oriented, and decisive.
One Future'. DNA of democracy. As the WORLD shaped in consultation with Let us join together to
This is not just a slogan. It mother of democracy, India's not just our G20 partners, but make India's G20 Presidency
takes into account recent changes national consensus is forged also our fellow-travellers in the a Presidency of healing, har-
in human circumstances, which not by diktat, but by blending global South, whose voice mony and hope.
we have collectively failed to millions of free voices into one often goes unheard. Let us work together to
appreciate. harmonious melody. Our priorities will focus shape a new paradigm - of
Today, we have the means to Today, India is the fastest on healing our 'One Earth', human-centric globalisation.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

Taj Mahal with the setting sun, in Agra. PTI
Diamond business-
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES
Sir —Calling the sermons about the Peace in Gujarat men and jewellers

Covid protests in China appointment of judges as the "law of the

land", the Supreme Court is on a serious
fault line because the very concept of col-
the Godhra station, which killed as many as
59 people, allowed teaching. Riots that followed
in Surat city in
Gujarat should be
conferred Bharat
Ratna for their
The ongoing Covid protests in major cities across legium is not only undemocratic and left 1,044 dead, 223 missing and 2,500 contribution to the country's
unconstitutional but immoral also. While wounded. The Concerned Citizens Tribunal economy.
China are indeed unprecedented as well as surprising the current Minister of Law has dutiful- Report put the toll at 1,926. Mass violence Delhi CM
ly tried to defy the dictates of such col- included the Naroda Patiya massacre and the — Arvind Kejriwal

P
rotests against strict Covid measures in China have now spread to the big cities.
legium being a part of the democratical- Gulbarg Society massacre, in which Ehsan Jafri,
Demonstrators took to streets in the capital Beijing and the financial centre ly elected Union Government, the judges a former member of the Lok Sabha, was killed
Shanghai. Many held up blank pieces of paper to express their discontent and who reached the position through the col- along with others.
NATO will reinforce
acknowledge the censorship. What is surprising is how the protests have grown in legium have no moral authority to preach Though the events of 2002 were officially
its presence from
their scope in matter of days. What started as a protest against the death of 10 peo- about the law of the land. The people of classified as a communal riot, many scholars
the Black to the
India elect their representatives to make described it as a pogrom, with some commen-
Baltic Sea.
ple who died of fire in Urumqi where rescue wasn’t allowed due to Covid protocols, or amend the laws of the land, and the tators referring to them as state-sponsored ter-
quickly became an expression of anger and disapproval of the policies of the com- Supreme Court ought to be the custodi- rorism or ethnic cleansing. The Home Minister’s
munist party. The protesters have called for President Xi Jinping to step down. an of the constitution. But just because statement is worryingly close to what scholars US Secretary of State
Interestingly Xi awarded himself another term and there were no protests then. But of the prejudices and selfish motives the have called the events of 2002. BJP won the 2002 —Antony Blinken
supreme court judges have no right to Gujarat assembly election handsomely riding on
at the core of the protests is people’s hardships caused by arbitrary and stringent press their malicious dictates on the peo- nion Home Minister Amit Shah was spilling the “communal riots,” and twenty years later, it
anti covid measures adopted by the Chinese government. Millions have suffered near-
ly three years of mass testing, quarantines, and strict
ple of this country, which the highest
court has been doing not only as appoint-
ments of judges but through various judg-
U the beans when he claimed in an election
rally in Gujarat that the State returned to per-
manent peace only after the “perpetrators of
aims at repeating the feat in the 2022 Gujarat
assembly election, painting the riots as an act to
establish peace. Strangely, peace through pogrom
The people on this
team have done
lockdowns. People suffered in silence without rais- some of the best
ments and comments against some indi- violence” – read Muslims - were "taught a is a new paradigm.
ing their voice or at least not making it loud enough viduals or the state also, especially after lesson" in 2002. Sabarmati Express in flames at Haridasan Rajan | Kozhikode work of their entire
to cross Chinese borders. the present BJP Govt took over in 2014. careers, and my
The erstwhile spokesperson of BJP Nupur deepest hope is
It is very unusual for people to publicly criticize that my actions don't penalize my
Communist Party leaders in China. Any anti govern- Sharma is one of them whose life threat youngster Ruturaj Gaikwad broke all Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea
team.
was raised manifold due to the comments records by scoring a six off a no-ball and seeking to double the number of judges Actor
ment activity is severely dealt with by the govern- of SC. The SC must realise that democ- thus creating a new record of 7 sixes in in the high courts and trial courts, as — Will Smith
ment. So far the government has not tried to crush ratic institutions thrive on mutual respect
an over. Thus, the opener hit 43 runs in more judges do not mean more dispos-
the rallies though some people were arrested in and independence and that Making an over to set a list A world record in Vijay al of the cases rather than having a
Shanghai and parts of the city cordoned off. To look Laws is the prerogative of the parliament,Hazare Trophy, matching the joint effort requirement of good judges. I’m donating my
not the SC. The Supreme Court should of Brett Hampton and Joe Carter off The court bench said that doubling match fees from
politically correct people gathered on the banks of be responsible enough in making com- William Ludik for Northern Districts the number of judges is not the solution this Test series to
a river in the capital Beijing and sang the national ments which are taken note of by the peo- against Central Districts in a Ford Trophy to the pendency cases. Petitioner submit- the Pakistan Flood
anthem. The protests are now spreading to univer- ple and the government alike. It is there-game in 2018. ted that nearly 5 crore cases are pending appeal.
sities which must set off alarm bells for the fore important that the SC judges behave Gaikwad rewrote the record in the in courts, which means nearly 20 crore
more responsibly in their conduct. penultimate over of his team's Vijay people are affected, and this is close to the English skipper
Communist government. During Saturday night's protest people shouted slogans such Let the better sense prevail upon theHazare Trophy Quarter Final match population of the US but the Supreme — Ben Stokes
as "Xi Jinping, step down" and "Communist party, step down," something unheard SC judges to make way for NJAC which against Uttar Pradesh at Ahmedabad. Court was not convinced by his argu-
of in China. Such demands are highly unusual in China. China has a history of sup- was quashed by it. That only can be some Shiva Singh was the bowler to suffer the ments. The court remarked that it may
pressing protests with an iron fist - both online and offline. Such a large-scale defi- hope for transparency and justice in the fate. However, the record for most sixes impose costs on such PILs for taking up The Congress in
Courtrooms. in an over, in all, is held by Lee German the judicial time which was meant to hear the state is united
ance has not been witnessed since the 1989 Tiananmen movement. The protests Dr Jai Prakash Gupta | Ambala of New Zealand, who clubbed 8 over the genuine matters. With this, the Supreme and determined to
are growing and getting bolder by the day, it is not that the Communist party is obliv- fence during a Shell Trophy match at Court is not in favor of increasing the ensure that it will
ious to it but maybe it wants to gauge how far it would go and then crack a whip, SEVEN SIXES IN AN OVER Wellington. number of judges but quality judges. be an outstanding
the only way it knows to deal with the protests and dissent. But then it could also Sir — Records are there to be broken. All CK Ramaniam | Mumbai Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai success. And
we witnessed is 6 sixes in an over by indeed it will be!
underestimate the spark which sometimes is enough to burn a forest. Indian Ravi Shastri and Yuvraj Singh in SC DOESN’T WANT MORE JUDGES Send your feedback to: Congress leader
competitive games in the past. But a Sir — On Tuesday, November 29 the [email protected] — Jairam Ramesh
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GENDER STEREOTYPES
G20 can create value
MUST BE QUESTIONED
This is how incidents like Shraddha
murder can be checked
chains led by farmers BINOD ANAND

Initiatives by government and civil society have seen emergence of

collectives of small and marginal farmers

S
RUCHI SAINI ince time immemorial, foodgrains
have been crossing continents for

L
ive-in relationships are a wrong practice. These are leading to centuries. From the silk and spice
crime. These ‘educated’ girls are paying for this. It should be routes to the current operations run
completely banned—these were the thoughts of a Minister of by various alliances and agencies,
State about the murder of 27-year-old Shraddha Walker. humanity has witnessed acceleration of the
commodity trading and intensifying as a
Shraddha was allegedly strangled by her live-in partner Aftab
constituent derivative of globalisation.
Poonawala after a heated argument in their Delhi flat, who then chopped Throughout 2023, G20, which consists
her body and kept it in the refrigerator. According to the Minister of of countries accounting for 85 per cent of the
Panchayati Raj, the murder is a part of “a well-planned conspiracy global GDP, over 75 per cent of the global
taking place in the country to target Hindu girls through love jihad. trade, and about two-thirds of the world pop-
Lakhs of Shraddhas become victims.” ulation, will discuss a range of plans, which
A ghastly case of violence against women has yet again been will reflect ambition and engagement of the
member countries. The spectrum to create
appropriated by right-wing and patriarchal apologists to further their the global value chains encompasses some
parochial views around women, religion, and modernity. The aim is that are actively regulating a very diverse col-
to send a clear message to the modern, independent, and educated lection of interests of market forces and of
Indian woman: “Transgress the codes of Hindu society, and risk becom- a few individuals. The spectrum also
ing a victim of gender crime.” These codes include the importance includes a span of expected outcomes, with
of the heterosexual institution of marriage, and the prohibition of inter- some looking for a detailed strategy for
religious marriage as a safeguard for women from violence. involvement of farmers collectively.
With the active participation and inter- only created a robust supply chain new agribusiness value chain actors more benefit from these negotia-
Unsurprisingly, none of these claims stand their ground when ver- woven participation of state and non-state but also has given ample opportu- contains services of pre-farm pro- tions, instead of the fragmented
ified. According to the latest round of the National Family Health Survey actors, new horizons have emerged. nity to enable the FPOs with over- duction, like fertilizers, seeds, pes- farmers. Linking farmers’ collectives
in India (NFHS 2019-21), approximately 30 per cent of married Indian Therefore, this year might be remembered seas markets. ticides, tools and agricultural to the overseas market is also rele-
as a year of new-alliances to create a demo- In India, agriculture and horti- machinery; on-farm production, vant as agro value chains are buyer-
cratic and India-led global value chain. culture production is around 600 such as primary food processing driven. We have an army of
There is an opportunity to link Indian agri- million tonnes per year. and products, plus by-products; FPOs/cooperatives which are organ-
culture to the world to enhance export Industrialists can also venture into and post-farm production, related ised, coordinated, and can control
opportunities and address global food and agriculture as this will benefit farm- to secondary food processing, pack- the activities that reach the global
nutritional security in the Indian way. ers and will increase their earnings. aging and preservation. consumer market through their
Agriculture at this juncture can provide Not only aromatic Spices but also To make the global agro value core competencies of local products
huge support to the diplomatic communi- LINKING Indian shrimps, basmati and non- chains democratic, the internation- which have huge demand.
ty. It will not only help to localize the efforts basmati rice, grapes, bananas, al linkages have to do with the inter- Therefore, in the context of a
undertaken to achieve the SDG targets but FARMERS’ pomegranate, vegetables, including dependencies of national and inter- GVC, with support of G-20 negoti-
also benefit to democratize the value chains. COLLECTIVES TO potatoes, processed/value-added national markets, in which the ations our collectives may become
Moreover, the upcoming G20 meeting products, cashew, plant parts/med- agroindustry functions. The GVC the ones who define the “rules of the
women faced domestic and sexual violence, and no significant dif-
may open a new chapter on food diploma- THE OVERSEAS icinal herbs in value added form, has the specific condition that the game” and appropriate the largest
cy. For example, Kala Namak Rice of Uttar including herbal medicines, food market outlets negotiate with the shares of the gains derived from agri-
ference was observed in violence reported by Hindu and non-Hindu Pradesh, Chikori of Etah and Kasganj of MARKET IS based nutraceuticals, aromatics, foreign market, the latter compris- cultural production with collabora-
married women. Additionally, out of the respondents who reported Uttar Pradesh, Allahabadi Surkh Guava, spices (cumin, turmeric, pepper), ing global wholesalers and retailers tive effort of state and civil society.
experiencing physical abuse, the vast majority belonged to poor and Malihabadi Dasheri of Uttar Pradesh, and
RELEVANT AS ethnic and organic food are a few to reach out to international con- Economic activity of these col-
uneducated backgrounds. Clearly, being married or less educated does Malbhog Banana of Hajipur are a few items AGRO VALUE potential winning sectors key to sumers. The retail sector of the lectives is gaining a lot of public
not protect women from violent crimes in India, and neither does the awaiting the attention of Indian diplomats. securing nutrition and food securi- Indian cooperative and support interest; for that the United Nations
perpetrators’ religious affiliation. Initiatives undertaken by various gov- CHAINS ARE ty to the global population. given through virtual platforms a General Assembly declared 2023 as
ernment departments and civil society insti- BUYER-DRIVEN. The value chain here covers the new chapter can be written. the International Year of Millets.
Instead of asking what could Shraddha have done to prevent her tutions have seen an emergence of collec- entire network of actors involved in Laws, regulations, policies, Farmers-led GVC will serve as a
murder, we need to ask what is it that empowered Aftab to gruesome- tives of small and marginal farmers with WE HAVE AN input supply, production, process- international trade agreements, means for linking local producers
ly murder a woman who left her family for him. Also, what is it that robust financial transactions. The ing, marketing, and consumption, social norms, and public goods, all from developing countries to inter-
disempowered Shraddha, despite her independence and education, Government of India’s consistent and con- ARMY OF whilst operating inside an institu- contribute to the agribusiness’ national markets. However, it is rel-
to suffer the abuse inflicted by Aftab before her murder? certed endeavors to usher into reforms for FPOS/COOPERATI tional environment that facilitates or milieu. Consequently, our diplomats evant to discuss the opportunities
Answers may rectify existing gendered and sexist social structures boosting agricultural exports have created hinders its performance. In this neo- will negotiate every bit of this with and challenges that come across this
that facilitate such abuse. It is not the female victim’s lifestyle choic- a background of this diplomatic exercise. VES WHICH ARE system of agricultural value chain, their counterparts of the global engagement, to analyze if it is ben-
Further, the execution of agriculture farmers’ collectives will participate north. There is an environment that eficial for small farmers, lead firms
es, but rather the norms, beliefs, and motivations of the male perpe- export policy with subsequent waves of ORGANISED, at all the three main levels. comprises economic, political, cul- or even public institutions. Many
trator that are the source of gender violence. Society is quick to assign change in the cooperative sector after the Firstly, as they deal directly tural, and demographic factors that countries are intending to embrace
blame to victims – on clothes, marital status, or religious affiliation. formation of the Ministry of Cooperation
COORDINATED, with the products by producing, shape the development goals and a wide and diverse range of stake-
For those wondering why Shraddha did not lean on personal and pro- and credit support have created a phenom- AND CAN REACH processing, or trading. Next through strategies of India at this juncture by holders in their design.
fessional networks to escape the abusive relationship, I suggest that enal change in the trade capacity of these the Startups/FPO/Cooperatives they democratizing the value chain. It is early to determine how
they take a cursory look at the Islamophobia, victim-blaming, and slut- collectives. For example, there is a ready- THE GLOBAL act also as supporters and deal indi- In accordance with the policies, widespread this will be. It is also not
made six clusters in Maharashtra through CONSUMER rectly with the product, but their there are also institutional linkages. yet clear how inclusive this process
shaming unleashed on social and print media post her murder.
collectives for grapes, mango, pomegran- services add value to it in their way These relationships, among the dif- will turn out to be. The participa-
In my current research study with female students at a public uni- ate, banana, oranges and onion. MARKET of innovation and subsequent sup- ferent types of organizations that tion of the relevant civil society
versity in India, many shared how the personal and professional sup- The active participation and active ply chain. Lastly, where they need operate and interact with the agroin- actors may normally be vital to
port systems available to victim-survivors of gender violence are involvement of jumbo states like Uttar support for this festival of G20 dustry production chain, tend to enable the farmers’ collective voic-
plagued with rampant sexism, misogyny, and prejudice. Pradesh with their own export policy in diplomats to network with global affect the dynamics of the produc- es to be fully expressed and heard.
Rage should not exclusively be for fatal victims of gender violence, consonance with national policies has cre- contacts and long-standing relation- tion chain, the access to internation- This takes thought and planning of
ated a boon for this sector. Much awaited (The author is member, ships with international groups. al markets. this momentous period to rejig the
or those with visible marks of physical assaults, but also for the wife
Warehousing and Logistic Policy 2018 and Pradhan Mantri-MSP This yearlong diplomatic festi- The farmers’ collectives would phrase “the Wonder that was the
who endures verbal abuse from her husband to keep the family togeth- UP Food Processing Policy 2017 has not Committee) val through G20 is going to bring be the ones which ultimately gain farming system of India.”
er, the daughter-in-law who endures economic deprivation because of
social conditioning, and the trans friend disowned by their family because
of the prioritization of social mores over the child’s happiness.
What aspects of a heteronormative and patriarchal society help POINTCOUNTERPOINT
sustain these horrific acts? The extent of our complicity in sustain-
ing psychological or verbal violence in our families, workplaces, or ALL OF US WERE DISTURBED AND SHOCKED BY THE HE HAS NO RIGHT TO CALL IT ‘VULGAR PROPAGANDA’,
interpersonal relationships be also questioned. That can help build a MOVIE ‘THE KASHMIR FILES’. IT FELT TO US LIKE A (HE) HAS TO BE A VULGAR OR MENTALLY SICK PERSON.
truly egalitarian nation to allow a safe space for women and gender PROPAGANDA AND VULGAR MOVIE. HE’S A MEMBER OF THE ‘TOOLKIT GANG.’
minorities to thrive, prosper, and contribute to national success. — ISRAELI FILMMAKER — ACTOR
(The author is a research scholar at the
NADAV LAPID ANUPAM KHER
University of Maryland, College Park)

Ensuring a clean world is best business investment

It is high time that we move forward in a planned and systematic manner initiating futuristic investments

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very year December 2 is today for birth defects in the than never. healthier planet. With Indian concerns with a more The knowledge of constitu- through people’s participation
obser ved as the region. The aim of commem- The last decade has metros topping the chart of resource effective approach tional provisions regarding and willingness, which in
National Pollution orating the day is to remind witnessed impending changes the most polluted cities in the and help break the vicious environment protection turn can be achieved through
Control Day to honour those people of the significance of to the ecosystem and result- world, the government has circle of environment should be encouraged to awareness creation.
who lost their lives in the a healthy and safe environ- ed in an array of unwanted been trying to actively get degradation and economic bring greater public participa- The adverse health
Bhopal Gas Tragedy on this KAMAL NARAYAN OMER
ment and the imperative role alterations that are a serious involved in the discourse sur- development. tion, environmental aware- impact of pollution is an
day in 1984. It was one of the that it plays in our wellbeing. threat to mankind. It has not rounding environment and With concepts like Vocal ness and education and to immediate public health con-
biggest industrial pollution It is not a secret that the only disturbed the environ- pollution. From ban on sin- for Local, Go Green and sensitize people to work cern in the country from dif-
disasters in history. The world is facing an existential ment and the fundamental gle use plastic and firecrack- Swatch Bharat catching the towards preserving ecology ferent kinds of cancer to
leakage of the poisonous crisis which has been further aspects essential for the ers to river cleanliness pro- fancy of all, it is the time to and environment. asthma, from infertility to
methyl isocyanate from fuelled by the pandemic, existence of human life name- jects, initiating reforms for a include all stakeholders in this Reusing disposable items Chronic Obstructive
an insecticide plant of the making us realise the ly air, water, food and shelter healthier environment has change for a better world. instead of discarding them Pulmonary Disease (COPD),
Union Carbide Corporation fragility of human life. but also lead to global warm- been on the government’s Governments and policy immediately, carrying a cloth a multitude of diseases are
created havoc in the History is witness to the ing as well as habitat loss. The agenda. However, for a long- makers can initiate advocacy bag on a shopping spree, linked to pollution. The post-
residential neighbourhood innumerable ways in which pressing concerns if not term and sustainable impact changes to achieve a sustain- opting for handmade porce- Covid 19 recovery plans can-
and the impact of that man has directly as well as addressed immediately can it should be noted that at the able world. Business organi- lain and clay dishes in place not be successful if we fail to
disaster is still witnessed in indirectly influenced his play havoc with the planet, policy implementation level zations should encourage of microwavable plastic uten- include actions to mitigate the
the flora and fauna of environment while being which is our only resort to life environmental concerns positive actions centred on sils and using public transport process of environmental
the area. influenced by it with far and wellbeing. should receive precedence ethical environmental or car-pooling are some small hazards. Instead of opting
According to many esti- reaching implications for Lately, there has been a over financial gains. practices. but significant steps that can for short-term, kneejerk solu-
mates more than 400 tons of both. Human population has growing focus on living It is high time that we The onset of the pandem- prove beneficial in future, if tions, it is imperative that we
the industrial waste is still been rather late in realizing sustainably in harmony with move forward in a planned ic has made all of us realize followed as a mass change. ensure long-term sustainable
present on the site, not sur- the significance of a clean and nature while also ensuring and systematic manner initi- that “Leave no One Behind” Remember any policy regu- solutions to the ever-growing
prisingly the pollution in soil (The author is CEO, IHW pollution free environment that we collectively work ating futuristic investments as proclaimed in the SDG’s is lation by the government can problem of pollution for a
and water is even blamed Council) but then it’s better late towards a greener and which can address both the the much-needed approach. prove to be sustainable only better future for all.
HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2022 Money 08
MONEY MATTERS

SAT sets aside Sebi order against Shipping industry digitisation: Govt Investment in agri tech
Lyka Labs in GDR manipulation case pitches for time-bound action plans
he Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has overturned a Sebi order banning Lyka he government has pitched for time-bound action plans and adoption of a maritime
startups jumps 2-fold
T Labs from securities markets for three years in a matter related to manipulation
of global depository receipts (GDRs). While setting aside the order, the tribunal
said, "The direction of the WTM (Whole-Time Member) in restraining the Lyka Labs
T 'single window system' as part of digitisation of the shipping industry. Speaking
during the ongoing 128th Session of the Council of International Maritime
Organisation being held in London, Ports, Shipping and Waterways secretary Sanjeev I
nvestment in technology startups in the agriculture and food sector jumped over
twofold to USD 4.6 billion during the last fiscal on the back of higher inflow in
restaurant marketplace and e-grocery, according to a report by AgFunder and
from accessing the securities market was excessive and disproportionate to the Ranjan said time-bound action plans for digitisation should be part of the International Omnivore. "Total investment in agrifoodtech startups for India's fiscal year (FY) 2022
misconduct especially when on a Maritime Organisation (IMO) stood at USD 4.6 billion, up 119 per cent
similar charge sebi's adjudicating strategic directions. "India supports from FY2021. Deal volume also
officer had imposed a penalty which UAE's proposal to include the increased to 234 in FY2022 as compared
was accepted and paid by the firm". element of digitization in the next to 189 deals in FY2021," according to
The regulator in June 2020 banned the Strategic Plan as well as the the report titled 'India AgriFoodTech
firm after conducting a probe which adoption of a maritime single Investment Report 2022'. AgFunder is
found Lyka Labs had issued GDRs and window system as a part of the foodtech and agtech venture capital firm,
raised USD 5 million in December digitization initiative, since it will while Omnivore is a venture capital firm,
2005. It further noted that the help in resolving the regulatory based in India, which funds
company had made fraudulent bottlenecks faced in the maritime entrepreneurs building the future of
arrangements for facilitating the industry. "Time bound action plans agriculture and food systems.
financing of the subscription to the for digitization should be part of "Downstream investments continue to
GDR issue and had made misleading the IMO strategic directions," boost overall funding into the
disclosures to the investors at large. Ranjan said. agrifoodtech space.

India will succeed in handling The Minister of

State for MSME
said the

inflation better: Sitharaman

Ministry is
working
towards this
objective by
‘Very good framework’ in place to address supply side pressures on food prices resolving
bottlenecks.
PNS n NEW DELHI Budget for 2023-24 early next available for everyone. "They
year.Sitharaman further said cannot be weaponised. I would
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman on Wednesday
exuded confidence that India
inflation is going to be influ-
enced by external factors but
within India, "we are comfort-
think if movement of goods is
restricted, it is going to hurt
some of us," she said.
Govt envisions doubling MSME sector's
will succeed in handling infla-
tion better as it has already put
in place a "very good frame-
able" in terms of agricultural
supplies, and energy among
others."I look forward to a
The minister said that India's
import from Russia has gone
up and countries in the West
contribution to India's economy
work" in place to address sup- good, fast growing Indian too are importing a lot more PNS n NEW DELHI sector contributes one-third towards this objective,"
ply side pressures on food economy and the next year," now from Russia, like fuel. to India's gross domestic Verma said while addressing
prices. The retail inflation the minister said. "So India's imports, like The government envisages product (GDP). the Global MSME Summit
based on the consumer price To a question related to many other countries, from doubling the contribution of The Minister of State for here.
index (CPI) has remained crude oil prices, the minister Russia are going up because the India's micro, small and MSME said the Ministry is The Global MSME Summit
above the Reserve Bank's com- said since February India has price factor favours buying medium enterprises sector working towards this objec- is being organised by CII in
fort level of 6 per cent since shown its stand which is in the from Russia. India is not iso- to the economy by realising tive by resolving bottlenecks. partnership with the Ministry
January.Virtually participating crude oil is going to persist. slide and it will be well within country's interest."I need to lated in this... its full potential, Union "Our vision is to double the of Micro, Small and Medium
in 'Reuters NEXT' event, the "We probably will succeed in the tolerance band by early have affordable prices, I need Those who are calling for Minister Bhanu Pratap Singh contribution of MSME sector Enterprises to promote the
finance minister also acknowl- handling inflation better and next year or middle of next to have those prices which are price cap are themselves Verma said on Wednesday. to India's economy by realis- visibility of Indian MSMEs
edged that inflation due to there is clearly a picture from year," said the minister who is sustainable and above all glob- importing a lot more from The Micro, Small and ing its full potential. We will and encourage international
imports of commodities like the RBI that is on a downward scheduled to present the Union al public goods will have to be Russia," Sitharaman said. Medium Enterprises (MSME) resolve internal bottlenecks market linkages.

Core sector Govt defers sale of AAI's residual stakes Exporters say key buyer Iran not lifting Indian tea
output growth PNS n NEW DELHI
PNS n KOLKATA
slows to 0.1 % The government has decided
to temporarily defer the pro- Tea exporters on Wednesday
PNS n NEW DELHI posed sale of AAI's stakes in said that Iran, a major buyer of
the private joint ventures oper- the product from the country,
The growth rate in the produc- ating the airports at Delhi, was not filling up mandatory
tion of eight key sectors slowed Mumbai, Hyderabad and proforma meant for purchas-
down to 0.1 per cent in Bangalore, according to a es as they were waiting for
October against 8.7 per cent in senior official.State-owned finalisation of a rupee-pay-
the same month last year, Airport Authority of India's ment deal.
according to the official data (AAI) residual stakes in the per cent shareholding each in Investment and Public Asset In the calendar year 2020,
released on Wednesday. four major airports are to be the joint ventures that operate Management (DIPAM) comes Iran imported 26.18 million
In September, the core sec- sold under the government's Hyderabad and Bangalore air- under the finance ministry. kilograms of tea from India,
tors' output growth stood at 7.8 ambitious National ports. The senior government Under the NMP, a total of 25 which was considerably lower
per cent. The production Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) official told PTI that the airports and the AAI's residual than what the Persian Gulf
growth of eight infrastruc- that was announced in August finance ministry has decided stakes in the four airport joint country had done in 2020 at
ture sectors -- coal, crude oil, last year.NMP estimates aggre- to defer for now the sale of the ventures have been considered. 33.75 million kilograms.
natural gas, refinery prod- gate monetisation potential of AAI's residual stakes in these The overall value of these Secretary-general of Indian to the order of registration or "They said they have been rupee due to the sanctions
ucts, fertiliser, steel, cement Rs 6 lakh crore through core four joint ventures as the val- assets was estimated at Rs Tea Association (ITA) Arijit invoice which are not being told that a Rupee-payment against Iran.Anshuman
and electricity -- was 8.2 per assets of the central govern- uations could be lower now. 20,782 crore for FY 2022- Raha said, "We are seeing issued by the Iranian deal is being hammered out Kanoria, chairman of Indian
cent during April-October ment over a four-year period Specific details could not be 25."Out of this, Rs 10,000 reports that Iran has stopped importers," he said. which will obviate the need to Tea Exporters Association
this fiscal, compared to 15.6 from FY 2022 to FY 2025. immediately ascertained. crore of monetisation value has importing Tea from India. We Sanjay Mukherjee, a tea route trade through third (ITEA), said that the organi-
per cent a year ago In October, The AAI holds 26 per cent A query sent to DIPAM been tentatively considered on have informed the Tea Board taster and export marketing countries," Mukherjee said. sation is awaiting clarifica-
crude oil, natural gas, refinery stake each in joint ventures seeking comments on the deci- account of divestment of AAI which is looking into the mat- consultant, said his Iranian He said that talks were on tion from the Tea Board in this
products, and cement output that operate Delhi and sion remained unanswered. stake in private joint venture ter."What we gather is that contacts had told him they between the two governments regard.No comments were
recorded negative growth rate. Mumbai airports. It owns 13 The Department of airports. there are some issues relating were delaying purchases. to settle trade in the Indian available from Tea Board.

Rupee gains 34 paise to close NIFTY ENDS AT FRESH LIFETIME HIGH Mcap of BSE-listed
firms at all-time high of P-notes investments
at 81.38 against US dollar
PNS n MUMBAI tered the first monthly gains
Sensex hits 63k mark for first time Rs 288.50 lakh crore
PNS n NEW DELHI swell to Rs 97,784 cr
in the past eleven-months PNS n MUMBAI pack, Mahindra & Mahindra, said Vinod Nair, Head of
The rupee appreciated 34 following a rebound in the Benchmark BSE Sensex settled UltraTech Cement, Power Research at Geojit Financial The market capitalisation of PNS n NEW DELHI crore at the end of September.
paise to close at 81.38 (provi- risk assets, lower crude oil above the 63,000-level for the Grid, Hindustan Unilever, Services. In the broader mar- BSE-listed firms reached an October P-notes invest-
sional) against the US dollar prices and foreign fund first time on Wednesday, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, ket, the BSE midcap gauge all-time high of Rs 288.50 lakh Investment in the Indian cap- ment level was the highest
on Wednesday as a weak inflows, said Dilip Parmar, extending its winning momen- Tata Steel and Titan were jumped 1.06 per cent and crore on Wednesday amid an ital markets through partici- since October 2021, when
greenback in the overseas Research Analyst, HDFC tum to seventh day amid a major gainers. smallcap index climbed 0.61 ongoing rally in equities, as the patory notes rose to Rs 97,784 investment through this route
market and a rally in domes- Securities. largely positive trend in glob- IndusInd Bank, State Bank per cent. All sectoral indices benchmark Sensex settled crore at the end of October, stood at Rs 1.02 lakh crore.
tic equities boosted investor "It is poised to end the al markets and continuous of India, HCL Technologies ended in the green, with util- above 63,000-level for the the highest in a year. Investment through the P-
sentiment. month 1.6 per cent higher, its foreign fund inflows. and ITC were among the lag- ities rallying 2.52 per cent, first time ever.The 30-share This was also the third notes route was Rs 84,810
At the interbank foreign biggest gain since August The 30-share barometer ral- gards. "Domestic market con- power jumped 2.35 per cent, BSE barometer climbed consecutive monthly increase crore, Rs 75,725 crore and Rs
exchange market, the local 2021," Parmar said. lied 417.81 points or 0.67 per tinued its quest for gains, metal (1.96 per cent), auto 417.81 points or 0.67 per cent in investments through such 80,092 crore at the end of
unit opened at 81.63 and Meanwhile, the dollar index, cent to settle at 63,099.65, its boosted by FII inflows. (1.74 per cent), commodities to settle at 63,099.65, its fresh a route.Participatory notes August, July and June this
touched an intra-day high of which gauges the greenback's fresh record closing high. However, markets will be sen- (1.62 per cent), realty (1.54 per record closing high. During (P-notes) are issued by regis- year, respectively.
81.38 and a low of 81.64 strength against a basket of six During the day, the benchmark sitive to the Fed Chair's cent), telecommunication (1.44 the day, the benchmark tered foreign Portfolio Investment via P-notes nor-
against the greenback.The currencies, slipped 0.29 per jumped 621.17 points or 0.99 remarks later in the day, as per cent) and consumer discre- jumped 621.17 points or 0.99 Investors (FPIs) to overseas mally moves in line with FPI
local unit finally settled at cent to 106.51. According to per cent to 63,303.01, its life- investors are expecting a mod- tionar y (1.25 per cent). per cent to 63,303.01, its life- investors who wish to be part investment. When there is a
81.38, registering a rise of 34 Parmar, the dollar index time intra-day peak. eration in the pace of rate "Sentiment turned extremely time intra-day peak. of the Indian stock market global risk to the environ-
paise over its previous slipped, weighed by ongoing The broader NSE Nifty hikes. An in-line comment bullish towards the closing Extending its winning without registering them- ment, investment through P-
close.On Tuesday, the rupee demand for riskier assets as advanced 140.30 points or will help to sustain the rally stages, as renewed foreign momentum to seventh day, selves directly. They, howev- notes increases and vice-
declined 4 paise to close at investors speculated that 0.75 per cent to end at while loosening COVID-19 institutional buying propelled the Sensex has rallied 1,954.81 er, need to go through a due versa.
81.72 against the US dollar. China may gradually unwind 18,758.35, its fresh record clos- restrictions in China is provid- both the benchmark indices to points or 3.19 per cent during diligence process. According "There is a consensus that
The Indian rupee regis- its COVID curbs. ing high. Among the Sensex ing relief to global markets," scale fresh highs. this time. to Securities and Exchange India is the fastest-growing
Board of India (Sebi) data, the large economy in the world
value of P-note investments in this year and next year. While
Indian markets -- equity, debt, the global economy is slowing

India and US have a long association with tea and hybrid securities -- stood
at Rs 97,784 crore in October-
end, as compared to Rs 88,813
down India remains resilient.
India's earnings prospects
also look good.

PNS n WASHINGTON sparked the American largest exporter of tea, to the

Revolution, was organised to India is today the second- US. No doubt, we are hoping to
India and the United States protest colonial taxes on tea! largest producer of tea in be the top exporter soon,"
have a long association with tea Tea is also intricately linked to the world, and the second- Sandhu said. In addition to var-
and the two democracies cher- East India company, and our ious varieties of tea, the guests
ish their common love for the own freedom struggle," Sandhu largest exporter of tea, to during the event were also
aromatic beverage, India's said. To usher in the winter sea- the US. No doubt, we are served Indian snacks including
Ambassador to the US Taranjit son, the Indian Embassy in millet pakora, and ragi halwa.
Singh Sandhu has said. association with Janam Tea, hoping to be the top "As some of you may know,
Speaking at an event dedicat- during the event presented an exporter soon," Sandhu 2023 is declared by the UN as
ed to tea lovers organised at the informative conversation about said. the International Year of
Indian Embassy here on the exciting flavours and styles Millets. India had sponsored
Tuesday, Sandhu spoke about of Indian tea. the resolution in the UN, which
the significance of tea for The conversation was led by A lot can happen, not just over the quintessential Masala Chai, some of which have acquired a had received overwhelming
Indians and also about its link- Amy Dubin-Nath of Janam coffee, but over tea too! In he told the tea lovers. unique reputation, for their support, from other Member
age to the American Tea, which specialises in single- India, we consume 15 times In her presentation, Dubin- flavours and aroma, such as States. Millets also come with
Revolution. estate teas from India. more tea than coffee, by the Nath gave details of varieties of Darjeeling, Nilgiris, and substantial health benefits, and
"India and the US have a "Today, we cherish our com- way," Sandhu said in his Indian Tea, from various parts Assam. India is today, the sec- can be considered as super-
long association with tea. After mon love for tea, and a little bit remarks. Many of you already of India. "India has more than ond-largest producer of tea in foods, in a way," Sandhu told
all, the Boston Tea Party, which of healthy rivalry, with coffee! know the Indian Tea through 20 varieties of Indian Tea, the world, and the second- the audience.
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Thursday
December 1, 2022

Opening the doors of hope

with ‘No More Tears’
SHIKHA DUGGAL murdered brutally. Victim blaming is not
‘Kangaroo care’ for
new to our existence. I once fired a
female attorney who was supposed to
the preterm babies
s
omy Ali, Pakistani-American defend a domestic violence victim under
actress has grown to be comfort- NMT’s care and she asked me how could
able with telling her fans just the victim put up with the abuse! I was

h
how she feels there and then. dumbfounded by her ignorant comment uman babies have This method contributes to
For example, if it is the issue of and when it was coming from an educat- been relying on the humanization of neona-
human trafficking and domestic violence: ed woman in the position of an attorney, their mothers for tal care and builds a better
the 46-year old manifested to stand up I couldn’t tolerate her for a second. physical contact, as bond between the mother
for that every discrete person who has Again, education plays a pivotal role a mother’s touch and baby, in low and high-
gone through these buskin. Well, how? here as to why a victim of abuse just supports a baby’s breathing, income countries. It is a
Helming a foundation in the name of can’t get up and leave. There are heart rate, and temperature, modern method of care,
‘No more tears’, she’s here to stop domes- countless reasons and people and relieves stress. For where adequate technologi-
tic violence, human trafficking, rescue should use the internet to edu- preterm babies, who spend cal care is available.
abused animals and end hate crimes with cate themselves.” less than 37 weeks inside the
this NGO. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men, mother’s womb, physical Mortality and Morbidity
She’s so deeply rooted with her organi- are victims of IPV. These are the contact is very important, as Talking about the mortal-
sation that for instance, she can’t stop current statistics, and she guar- it affects the baby’s nervous ity and morbidity rate of
thinking about what Aftab did to antees that they are far worse in never change. and feel good about ourselves. system, regulation of the infants going through
Shraddha and how much pain she must South Asia and countries where She disclosed Additionally, it is far better than having a body, brain development, Kangaroo Mother Care, evi-
have endured. Her NGO has come across women are treated like commodities. something breaking, pity party about what I went through and pain management. dence shows that this
several such cases, where people met She urges this to be a “I will always be grateful since the age of five. Dwelling in sorrow Hence, medical experts rec- method does not necessarily
online and the women ended up being wake up call, get to Manisha Koirala for com- or feeling sorry for myself did not get me ommend skin-to-skin care improve the survival rate,
brutally beaten or murdered, she involved ing to my defense during one incident of anywhere, but helping others helped me. therapy for preterm babies. but it does not even reduce
revealed! when one abuse in Mumbai.” This is my way of healing.” Studies show that skin-to- it. While for morbidity,
In an exclusive conversation with us, senses Nepalese actress Manisha was the only All the cases are terrible, but the worst skin care offers a range of there is no strong evidence
when we put a question on why does she someone one who stood up for Somy Ali for that are the cases happened to children in her short- and long-term bene- of the efficiency of the
feel so enormously about such cases or is being ill-famed incident with one of the cur- eyes. She lets out some more, “Recently, a fits for premature babies. method, there is also no evi-
what’s her aspiration like, she asserts, abused, rent superstars of this country. The three-year-old was raped and beaten to Also called Kangaroo dence of it being harmful.
“We work hand in hand with the police other- hint is enough. death by her uncle and I literally watched mother care, skin-to-skin
departments, namely, the FBI and the wise The founder continued, “I deem her die in the hospital. Then there was a care therapy should start Breast Feeding and
Miami State Attorney’s Office! NMT is a things what I do to be the very opposite, case of the five-year-old boy whose father immediately after the baby Growth of Infants
second responder and in many instances will not a selfless act. It’s extremely raped him and sold him repeated for is born, without any initial Breastfeeding and skin-
I go with the police when they rescue selfish of me because it gives me another three years into human sex traf- period in the incubator for to-skin contact has shown to
victims of domestic violence or human a high like no other! Getting up ficking. Fortunately, he survived under the baby. This marks a sig- be very effective in babies,
trafficking. This means everything to me. daily and saving lives makes me our care. The kids cases are very personal nificant change, from early to avoid the risk of
It is my sole purpose in life and the satis- feel extremely proud of to me because of my sexual abuse as a guidance in common clini- hypothermia, maintaining a
faction it brings is hard to express in myself and I am elated when child. It’s hard for me to forget those cal practice, reflecting the monitored heart rate, respi-
words. Nothing makes me feel better a victim thrives and cases and they always kill a small part of immense health benefits ratory rate, and respiration
than saving a child who is being sexu- becomes successful in my soul bit by bit.” obtained from ensuring pattern, oxygenation
ally and physically assaulted.” something my foundation At the age 16, Somy moved to India to caregivers can stay close to requirement and consump-
Somy is originally from paid for, be it obtaining pursue a career in the Hindi film indus- the preterm baby, without tion, blood glucose and
Karachi and is also a survivor a bachelor’s degree or try where she worked in a total of ten being separated after birth. sleep patterns of the baby,
of sexual abuse, domestic becoming a nurse. films. She graduated with a degree in Most preterm babies can behaviour, and vision, com-
violence and rape in her There is nothing filmmaking, direction, screenwriting and be saved through feasible pared to those babies who
teenage years. She selfless here and editing. Her early projects included short cost-effective measures that are separated from their
moved to the United there is no films on abortion, domestic violence, and include quality care, before mothers after birth.
States at the age of such thing teenage suicide! After finishing her and after childbirth, preven-
12 with her younger as pure schooling, Somy established No More tion and management of Requirements to be
brother and mother altruism Tears, not-for-profit organization with common infections, kanga- observed during
to establish a healthy, because the mission of rescuing victims of human roo mother care or skin-to- Kangaroo care
productive family life, we do trafficking and domestic violence. That skin contact for as many The caregiver, mother,
free of abuse. The recent things that was an account of an establishment of a hours as possible with the and the members of the
Shraddha Walkar case make us happy valiant organization like this. primary caregiver and baby’s family need to be
moved her soul personally. mother, and exclusive educated about when they
She couldn’t hold back her emo- breastfeeding. Being with can start with Skin-to-skin
tions and shared with us, “I do not
understand how he can even bear to
BEING A VICTIM AND A SURVIVOR OF their parents is not only
critical for the survival of
care, maternity policy facili-
ties, staffing, abilities, and
look at himself in the mirror, it’s disgust- SEXUAL ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND the baby but also for the needs of the mother, supple-
ing to even think of blaming Shraddha long-term health outcomes ment binders, clothing of
which is happening in the country! RAPE IN HER TEENAGE YEARS, SOMY ALI, for small and pre-term the mother, clothing of the
Unfortunately, it happens daily and the PAKISTANI-AMERICAN ACTRESS THROUGH HER NGO NO babies. baby, record keeping, feed-
majority of the people blaming the vic- ing requirements of the
tims happen to be women, mostly. This is MORE TEARS STANDS UP FOR EVERY DISCRETE Use of Kangaroo babies, discharge and home
Mother Care
something I have experienced up, close
and personal with too and it still shocks
PERSON WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THESE BUSKIN. WE Early continuous and pro-
care consultations, practice
guide, for a better caregiving
me how a woman can blame another SPEAK TO THE ACTRESS FOR OUR WEEKLY EDITION nounced Kangaroo mother experience.
woman who has been raped and then OF THE COMMUNITY WISE, WHO SHARES WITH US care is a gentle and effective
method that avoids the agi-
(The article is written by Dr. Vittal
Kumar Kesireddy, Consultant -
MORE INSIGHTS ABOUT THE CAUSE. tation that is routinely expe- Paediatrics & Neonatology, CARE
rienced by preterm infants. Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad)

reen chemistry is expand- ronmental bur-

D
uring the sales season
these days, buyers are
Impulse buying can
g
ing its wings not only in den. bombarded with attractive
academic laboratories but discounts and mouth-watering
Addressing the

land you in hot water

also to industrial units. prices, increasing the likeli-
Most sustainable practices Plastic Problem hood of falling victim to
include replacing volatile organic Plastic takes anywhere fake products.
solvents that comprise a bulk of a between 500 to 1000 years to While we can all agree
reaction material, developing recy- degrade and every year addi- that sales seasons pro-
clable catalysts, focussing on devel- tional tonnes of plastic end up in vide opportunities to own brands that would
opment of energy efficient synthesis the ocean. Hence, the end game otherwise be out of reach for many customers,
and encouraging the use of renew- cannot be far. The modern day there are definitely risks associated with
able starting material. By following polyethelene is difficult to degrade slashed prices and deep discounts. For one
the principles of green chemistry, because of its highly stable molecu- thing, you may end up purchasing counter-
turnover of many companies have lar structure. However, fortunately feit goods, as many people did when they
increased substantially leading to scientists in Japan have discovered a purchased a counterfeit iPhone 13 on
both environmental and economic microbe that can help break down Flipkart during the Diwali Sale at a heavily
benefits. polythelene even faster. discounted price. Experts advise customers
Industries have become aware about the Green chemistry has reduced the carbon On a final note, it can be said that going to avoid impulsive purchases and to focus
climate change and its importance in terms footprint for paint production. Let’s observe forward, green chemistry will become a sig- on the value they receive from a specific
of helping combat the same. Green chem- this example. Titanium dioxide is an impor- nificant foundation for circular economy, offer. It is also critical to verify that the products, on the other hand, exist to defraud consumers and
istry has been around for some time now tant addition to paint that acts as a base pig- since a no-waste use of natural resources sales are genuine and that the products on frequently use low-quality ingredients such as faux leather,
and innovations within its eco-friendly ment in paint that is instrumental in cover- happens to be its all-embracing goal. offer are from reputable brands. used accessories, and inferior materials. If you come across a
space have been instrumental in reducing ing the original colour beneath the new coat Ayush Jhawar, Co-Founder, Genefied product that does not appear and feel genuine, chances are it is
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 10

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T
ollywood director Ram Gopal
Varma announced the
IN THE MEMORY OF ITS welcome New Year event,
FOUNDER, LATE MS. which will be held at Boulder Hills
AYESHA AZHAR MUJAHID,
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DESIGN CELEBRATED THE event also marked the poster
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Khalifa Al Nahyan,
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order to understand
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Hyderabad | Thursday December 1, 2022 tollywood

The comedy we do is never
meant to hurt anyone: Venu Tillu
AMARTYA SMARAN Jabardasth. The show was at its zenith in
2014, and it still continues to have a dedi-
cated set of audience tuning in to watch the
he Telugu audience has always show. However, over the years, the show has

t
been supplemented with good received criticism for its portrayal of
comedy shows like the decade women or the constant usage of double
old Jabardasth. Shows like Patas, entendre.
For Dharavi Bank, Adhirindhi, and Comedy Stars
have also managed to create a
Responding to this, senior comedian
Venu said, “Our only intention is to make
I went back to good impact on the audience. With the rise
of OTT platforms, there has been ample
people laugh and out of the thousands of
skits that have been aired since a decade. I
scope for all kinds of content and it looks am sure only a tiny fraction of those skits
Mohanlal Sir's like the OTT giant AHA is not holding
back, when it comes to mass producing
might have unintentionally hurt someone.
In my opinion, it is very difficult to write
performance in quality content to reach out to a wider
audience.
comedy and sometimes it is only inevitable
to hurt people unintentionally. I would like
Company all over One such endeavour of AHA is, Comedy
Stock Exchange is gearing up to tickle the
to request everyone to concentrate on the
positive aspects of the comedy shows and
again: Vivek funny bones of the Telugu audience from
December 2. The theme of the show entails
have fun with it. What we do is never
meant to hurt anyone.” What makes a
three rounds where the contestants are comedian special is that they all have this
Anand Oberoi judged by the audience based on their per- fantastic ability to turn a rather dull situa-
formance. As the title of the show suggests, tion into an amusing one with humour.
the comedians are considered to be stocks. Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and
X Original life. Though Company Therefore, the value of these stocks like the Hardy, and Harold Lloyd possessed an

m
Series - was my first film, it was real ones keep fluctuating as per their per- stand-up comedy. You have to face a live is important to stick to our roots. It is not a incredible knack for making people laugh
Dharavi Bank a learning ground for formance. Innovative much? That’s not it! audience and make them laugh successfully good thing to mimic the west completely as without saying a single word, of course
is a power- me. I was surrounded F2 fame Director Anil Ravipudi will be seen for a long time. One can’t take the liberty of we have our ethics and values. As long as until the talkies came into the picture. We
packed story by the best actors of our as the “Chairman”(judge) who is solely cutting away and starting all over again. If the comedy is within a limit and the inten- wondered if any of the team leaders ever
of a vast times from Ajay Devgn going to be responsible for deciding the you bomb, you bomb and that’s about it. tions of the comedian is just to make the had one of those “Woah! I can make people
crime nexus operating to Mohanlal. For theme of the episode which applies to all One must have an extraordinary grip over other person laugh, that is good. We are laugh” moments.
within the walls of Dharavi Bank, I, in fact, the three rounds. The show will be moder- the craft to succeed in the stand-up format. growing with time and as working comedi- “A comedian is just like any other human
Dharavi. Winning the went back to Mohanlal ated by Sudigali Sudheer who’s riding high However, after a long time, we have come ans we’re sure that the industry will see a being. We are all usually quite silent at
hearts of the audiences Sir’s performance all on the success of his latest feature film up with a show that is going to create a new great change in the coming future.” home. We don’t always do funny things.
with its thrilling plot – over again. He played Gaalodu. perspective of stand up comedy for the In one way or the other, almost all the Just because we’re comedians, we don’t have
this 10 episodic series Veerappalli Srinivasan The Pioneer sat down with comedians audience. When it comes to roasting, comedians on the panel have been associat- to be doing funny stuff all the time. It’s just
witnesses a restless cop’s IPS, Joint Venu, Avinash, Saddam, Yadamma Raju although we tried it out in Patas, we think it ed with the most popular comedy show that each of us have our own instincts. For
thrilling chase to find Commissioner of and Bhaskar to find out more about example, in a gang of friends, there is
an unattainable kingpin Mumbai Police. I have Comedy Stock Exchange. Not only did the always that one friend who manages to
who helms an unimag- vivid memories of how comics make us chuckle with their witty make the entire gang laugh out loud.
inable financial empire
worth Rs 30,000 Crores
he approached his
scenes.” Heaping praise
replies, but also gave their honest opinion
about the television and OTT comic scene
Get ready to witness Aha’s first-ever full-blown When people say things like “the party
isn’t the same without you”, “you are natu-
- hidden in the mazed
lanes of Dharavi.
on the renowned actor,
Vivek further men-
in the Telugu states.
Now that the show is inclusive of stand-
comedy show Comedy Stock Exchange, which rally funny” and stuff like that, that’s when
we start recognising our comedic
Versatile actor Vivek
Anand Oberoi has been
tioned, “His technique
comes from experience
up comedy, we thought it’d be appropriate
to ask the comedians as to why there is no will premiere on December 2. The Pioneer sat instincts,” collectively expressed the panel.
All the comedians on the panel seemed
garnering a lot of posi-
tive response for his role
so there’s a certain
effortlessness in how he
market for Telugu stand up comedy when
compared to the Hindi or English contem- down with the comedians to know more about the extremely excited talking about the show
and also how eagerly they are looking for-
as JCP Jayant Gavaskar,
a cop who doesn’t
plays it. It is all fresh in
my mind - how he
poraries. To this, they replied, “It is really
difficult to come up with material for show, and also about the art of comedy. ward to finding out what the audience has
to say about the concept.
always play by the rule approached the charac-
book. In fact, JCP Jayant ter, how he prepared for
Gavaskar can change it, his demeanour on
the rules to suit his
needs. He also doesn’t
enjoy support from his
set. I have tried to use
some of his tricks for
the part. Because I am
Vijay and Rashmika’s Ranjithame Nani launches the intriguing
bosses and he does what
suits his own interest.
familiar with a lot of
cops in the Mumbai
offers a visual treat first look of Bedurulanka 2012
And now, Vivek has Police Force, even the halapathy Vijay’s Varisu is racing for

t
revealed a connection guidance they provided a spectacular release during
between Dharavi Bank helped me.” Sankranti,2023. The film is bilingual oung hero Kartikeya

y
and his debut movie Sharing the true chal- and is releasing in Telugu as Gummakonda’s next film
Company wherein he lenge that came his way Vaarasudu. It is known that the Bedurulanka 2012 stars DJ Tillu
revisited the film to seek during the portrayal of Tamil version of the song Ranjithame created fame Neha Shetty as the female
inspiration for Dharavi Jayant Gavaskar, Vivek many records on social media casting a magic lead. Directed by Clax under
Bank from Mohanlal’s said, “What was truly spell. The Tamil version song got over 75 mil- Loukya Entertainments C.
character of Veerappalli difficult was to make lion views on social media. Yuvaraj is presenting it and National Award
Srinivasan IPS, Joint sure the act is the right The makers on Wednesday released Winning movie Colour Photo producer
Commissioner of mix of authentic and Ranjithame’s Telugu version. It at once rever- Ravindra Benerjee Muppaneni (Benny) is
Mumbai Police. larger than life, which I berated in the backing this project.
Vivek said, “There are hope I have been able to hearts of all. On Wednesday, Natural Star Nani
some performances that nail, much like Anurag Kulkarni and Manasi sang the song for which launched the first look and Motion Poster
stay in your heart for Mohanlal Sir.” Thaman tuned foot-tapping peppy beats. of Bedurulanka 2012 and it instantly gained
Ramajogayya Sastry penned attractive lyrics a superb response on social media. Amidst
"Absolutely for the song.
The chemistry between Vijay and
Rashmika Mandanna is wowing all and
the buzz around it, most of them referred
to the poster as unique and intriguing.
Speaking on the occasion, producer

baseless": Kriti the song is shot in beautiful loca-

tions. The film directed by Vamshi
Paidipally stars Prabhu, Sarath
Ravindra Benerjee Muppaneni (Benny)
says “Our Bedurulanka 2012 motion poster
gives an insight on the unique concept of
take the audience to a new world of
Bedurulanka. We’re planning to bring this
Kumar, Prakash Raj, film. The story is based on the conse- new-age concept film in the new year”
about rumours on Jayasudha, Srikanth, Shaam,
Yogi Babu, Sangeetha, and
Samyuktha in important
quences commencing around the ‘End of
an epoch’ in a village. It’s an out-n-out fun
entertainer. Kartikeya, Neha Shetty’s combo
Director Clax says “It’s a Dramedy
(Drama+Comedy) genre film. You will see
a new performer in Kartikeya. The story is

dating roles. Hari and

Ashishor
Solomon readied
will be eye-candy. Shooting is on the final
stage. We shot in and around Yanam,
Kakinada, Godavari. There are 5 songs in
based on comedy, emotions and thrill with
a native village backdrop. We’ve strong
content in this film along with hilarious
the story along the film with extraordinary music by comedy.”
Prabhas with Vamshi
Paidipally.
melody brahma Manisharma. Late
Srivennela Seetharama shastry garu wrote a
beautiful song for this film. Camera work is
The exciting cast includes Ajay Ghosh,
Satya, Raj Kumar Kasireddy, Srikanth
Ayyengar, ‘Auto’ Ram Prasad, Goparaju
superb, Art work is fantastic. Exciting Ramana, LB Sriram, Surabhi Prabhavathi,
drama, comedy and emotions will be the Kittayya, Anithanath, Divya Narni and oth-
major highlights of the movie. Visuals will ers.

A
ctress Kriti Sanon has
finally opened up about
her dating rumours

Team Hanu-Man visits Ayodhya

with her 'Adipurush' co-star
Prabhas. She called it "absolute-
ly baseless" and also schooled
co-star Varun Dhawan for
adding fuel to such reports.
This all began on the sets of
celebrity dance show 'Jhalak
Temple, begins promotions
Dikhhla Jaa', when Varun
spoke to filmmaker Karan Universe. The crazy Pan Reddy is the associate producer.
Johar about names of a few eli- India film’s teaser was The cinematography for this magnum opus is
gible single women from the Hindi film unveiled a few days ago by Shivendra, wherein the music is scored by the
industry. and the response to the young and talented trio Gowrahari, Anudeep Dev
Varun avoided Kriti's name from the list and same is exceptional. The and Krishna Saurabh. Srinagendhra Tangala is the
when KJo asked why, he replied: "Kriti ka naam teaser made the entire production designer.
isiliye nahi tha kyunki Kriti ka naam kisi ke country chant Hanuman. Hanu-Man is presently in the post-production
dil me hai. Ek aadmi hai jo Mumbai me nahi Yesterday, the team Hanu- stages and the makers will soon announce the
hai, vo iss waqt shooting kar raha hai Man including director Prashanth release date.
Deepika (Padukone) ke saath." Varma and hero
Kriti took to Instagram to shut down Teja Sajja visited
the rumours. Ayodhya Temple to seek
She wrote: "It's neither pyaar, nor PR.. the blessings of Lord
our Bhediya just went a little too wild Sriram. The team is in ecstasy
on a reality show. And his fun banter with the response to the teaser
lead to some Howl-arious rumours." and they go on a spiritual
Kriti added: "Before some portal journey to begin the promo-
announces my wedding date-let me tional campaign.
burst your bubble. The rumours are Amritha Aiyer played the

C
ABSOLUTELY baseless!" reative leading lady. The film is pro-
She also put a 'fake news' sticker. director duced prestigiously on a
Reposting Kriti's Instagram Prasanth grand scale by K Niranjan
Story, Varun also clarified. Varma is coming up Reddy on PrimeShow
with the first original Entertainment, while Smt
Indian superhero film Hanu- Chaitanya presents it. Asrin
Man which features Teja Sajja Reddy is the executive pro-
playing the titular role. It is the first ducer, Venkat Kumar Jetty is
film from Prasanth Varma Cinematic the Line Producer and Kushal
HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2022 sports 12

NEW ZEALAND WIN ODI SERIES AGAINST INDIA

PTI n CHRISTCHURCH a well-judged forward-running
catch by Devon Conway off
powerplay.
Gill began scoring with suc-

A
sloppy India lost the Lockie Ferguson's bowling. cessive fours off Milne, but soon
three-match ODI series Iyer hit eight fluent bound- lost his patience and chipped
against New Zealand 0-1 aries during his 59-ball knock one to the square leg for a soft
after rain washed out the third but fell one run short of fifty as dismissal.
and final game here on India looked in deep trouble, los- Desperate to step up the
Wednesday. ing half of their side for 121 runs. run-rate, Dhawan played on to
Chasing 220, New Zealand Williamson stood out with become Milne's second victim.
were cruising at 104/1 in 18 his captaincy and cleverly rotat- Having taken T20 cricket by
overs, 50 runs ahead of the ed his bowlers. Asked to bat storm, Suryakumar failed to
Duckworth-Lewis par score, under overcast conditions, India spend time in the middle and
when rain interrupted the game had a slow and cautious start. became Milne's third scalp.
yet again in the white-ball series. Gill, who looked fluent in Hooda, who retained his
Kane Williamson and Co, the first two ODIs, curbed his spot despite criticism surround-
needing just 116 runs from as stroke-making instinct and was ing Sanju Samson's axe in the
many as 32 overs, though had to five off 18 balls, while his sen- second ODI, failed to impress
be content with a 'no result' as ior partner Dhawan looked to yet again and got out for 12.
the game was two overs short to attack. After Iyer failed to convert
be technically called complete. Dhawan stepped out to his start, India were in desper-
Having won the first ODI in Southee with disdain in the ate need of a partnership with

Labuschagne hits
Auckland by seven wickets, third over but the bowler Sundar and Hooda in the mid-
New Zealand thus sealed the bounced back with a maiden in dle.
series 1-0. his next over. Henry, on the But Hooda never looked in
The second match in other end, was at his tidy best. control and fell to a rising
Hamilton, too, was abandoned
after two stoppages.
Overall, only two matches in
The Indian openers began
to break free towards the end of
Southee delivery down the leg
side. 154 as Oz take control
the six-ball white-ball series AP n PERTH Labuschagne.
produced result, exposing the A lot of positives came from "Scoring a Test hundred
poor planning on part of the
concerned authorities. The series M arnus Labuschagne
cracked a masterful
any time is amazing, so to be
able to do it in the first Test of
was organised less than a week
after the T20 World Cup in
this ODI series: Shastri unbeaten 154 while Usman
Khawaja and Steve Smith hit 50s
the summer can hopefully set
you up for this game, and also
neighbouring Australia. PTI n CHRISTCHURCH as a dominant Australia took the summer.
As for India, the series control of the opening Test "It was all about the process,
exposed their flawed selection
policy.
It all began with an inspir-
IZealand
ndia may have lost the rain-
marred ODI series in New
but former coach
against the West Indies at Perth
Stadium on Wednesday.
The hosts reached an omi-
build your whole game around
it and don't worry about any-
thing else," he added.
ing bowling show by the Kiwi Ravi Shastri feels the visitors nous 293-2 at stumps on day one The West Indies bowled
pacers with comeback man can still take a lot of positives following captain Pat Cummins' with plenty of discipline in front
Adam Milne (3/57) and Daryl from the three outings in decision to bat in hot and dry of just 10,929 spectators, but the
Mitchell (7-0-25-3) bundling Shubman Gill's batting and conditions. chances were few and far
out India for 219 in 47.3 overs Umran Malik's bowling. The total was built off the between.
after Kane Williamson won a "I think a lot of positives back of a 142-run stand between After getting the early wick-
good toss at an overcast Hagley (49; 59b) India managed to get Finn Allen (57 from 54 The Indian batters showed came from this one-day series. There's potential there. If he Labuschagne and Khawaja, who et of Warner for five, they had
Oval. past the 200-run mark. balls; 8x4, 1x6) smashed his a lack of application as Milne Shreyas Iyer getting runs in a can persevere, it will be very came together after David to toil for hours in the heat to
The likes of Rishabh Pant Mline, who sat out the sec- fourth ODI fifty and his 97-run and Mitchell led New Zealand's couple of matches, willing to good. Warner was out for five, then an bag another, with Khawaja com-
(10 off 16 balls), Suryakumar ond ODI, took the opening opening partnership with Devon fine bowling show. stay there and willing to go "All around, there was unbeaten 142 with Smith. piling 65 before edging Kyle
Yadav (6; 10b) and Deepak duo of Shubman Gill (13; 22b) Conway (38) set the tone. The spin bowling all-round- through the tough period. very positive Shubman Gill at A focused Labuschagne, Mayers to wicketkeeper Joshua
Hooda (12; 25b) were the biggest and Shikhar Dhawan (28; 45b) After a sedate start — 28 for er, who showed his mettle with Suryakumar of course has the the start of the innings. These who survived chances on 75 and Da Silva just before lunch.
failures as they lacked applica- after Matt Henry stifled them no loss in 7 overs — they the bat with a 37 not out from potential, has the talent, and he conditions are tough, you don't 137, brought up his eighth cen- "We bowled well in spurts,
tion and failed to bide time after with a tidy bowling display (10- switched gears with Conway 16 balls in India's 306 for 7 in the will deliver," Shastri said dur- get these conditions often, and tury in his 29th Test and with the but we didn't get the breaks,"
Milne rocked the top-order. 2-29-0), before Mitchell and smashing Chahar for four first ODI, anchored the show ing Prime Video's post-match you don't travel to New in-form Smith unbeaten on 59 said West Indies coach Phil
Seeking to save the series, Tim Southee (8.3-1-36-2) boundaries in an over, before with his maiden ODI fifty after coverage. Zealand that often. the omens are not good for the Simmons.
India found themselves in a spot wrapped up the issue. Allen took the attack to rookie Iyer failed to convert a promis- Opening up on the young "So I think for young visitors, who have failed to win "We'll look to get a couple of
of bother, losing half of the side Dhawan and his men were pacer Umran Malik. ing start. Indian players in the current cricketers to come here and get a Test in Australia for 25 years. wickets early tomorrow and try
in 25.3 overs. further disappointed by an inex- Dhawan struggled with his Among the designated bat- squad, he added, "Washington this kind of exposure is excel- "When you finish the day at and peg them back that way.
But thanks to the efforts by perienced bowling attack as limited bowling options as the ters, only Iyer looked in control Sundar, I thought was very lent. The weather and the around 300 for 2, you feel good. Even if they get 450 we're still in
Washington Sundar (51 off 64 they struggled to get a break- Kiwis shone in their own con- and played some delectable good. And even Umran Malik, ground dimensions need to be It was nice to build partnerships it because I think the wicket
balls; 5x4s, 1x6) and Shreyas Iyer through. ditions. shots before being dismissed by I like the way he bowled. taken into account." throughout the day," said looks like it can get better."

Rishabh Pant match-winner, IYER, GILL Virus strikes England on eve of 1st Pak Test
Samson has to wait: Dhawan RISE IN ODI
RANKINGS
AP n RAWALPINDI

home ODIs versus South Africa

last month. The Kerala stumper
got out after making 36 in the PTI n DUBAI
Sof everal England players have
been struck by a virus ahead
the team's first Test in
first ODI in Auckland. Pakistan in 17 years, leading to
Dhawan said it's "not diffi-
cult" to be in the captain's shoes
while making tricky choices,
I ndian batters Shreyas Iyer
and Shubman Gill were
rewarded for their superb show
discussions about postponing
the start of the match by one day.
Only five England players
such as picking Pant over in the three-match ODI series — Harry Brook, Zak Crawley,
Samson. against New Zealand in the lat- Keaton Jennings, Ollie Pope
"Of course, Sanju Samson est ICC player rankings issued and Joe Root — turned up for
has been doing really well in on Wednesday. the training at the Pindi Cricket
whatever opportunity he got. Iyer and Gill jumped six and Stadium on Wednesday. The rest
"But sometimes you got to three places to climb to No.27 of the squad members, includ-
wait for your chances, because and No.34 spot, respectively, ing captain Ben Stokes, stayed in
the other player has done well after scoring half-centuries in the the hotel as team officials said six
and we know based on his series, which India lost 0-1 after or seven players had been affect- together in one, I tell you, you tour and important series for so debut and Ben Duckett is pen-
(Pant's) skill that he's a match- the second and third games were ed by the virus. can spread it out. We did every- many reasons,” Root said. “We've ciled as opener with Crawley.
winner. So you need to back him washed out. Brook, Crawley, Pope and thing we can to try and mitigate waited 17 years to come to Veteran fast bowler James
when he's not doing well." Shikhar Dhawan, however, Root all were named in that, but you have to see how Pakistan to play a Test match, if Anderson and Ollie Robinson
Jointly addressing the slipped two places, despite scor- England's playing XI for the first things go tonight and tomor- it means waiting another day, is are the two specialist fast bowler
media, New Zealand skipper ing a half century in the open- Test. row.” that the worst thing in the with Stokes as the other seam-
PTI n CHRISTCHURCH the third and final ODI against Kane Williamson said it's a ing game. Virat Kohli and Rohit “There's obviously a few England team spokesman world? ing option.
New Zealand here on Wednes- challenge to play a team like Sharma, who were rested for the guys not feeling 100%,” Root told Danny Rueben said several staff “We're all desperate to play England is already out of

Isaidndia's stand-in skipper Shi-

khar Dhawan on Wednesday
Rishabh Pant is a proven
day.
"Overall you have to see the
larger picture and who is your
India, which is blessed with so
much talent.
"The Indian team and the
series, slipped one place each to
8th and 9th respectively.
New Zealand batters Tom
reporters, adding that he didn't
feel good yesterday but woke up
lot better on Wednesday before
members of the England contin-
gent have also been affected by
the virus.
this game and we know how
important it is to the fans of
Pakistan and their team as well.
contention for next year's World
Test Championship final and is
placed seventh in the WTC
"match-winner" and deserves match winner. You analyse and country is blessed with so much Latham and Kane Williamson coming for the training at the The Pakistan Cricket Board I don't think it's necessarily the table.
full backing from the team your decisions are based on talent that sometimes you are also moved up in the charts. stadium. “It's nothing like food said it was discussing the start of worst thing in the world if we Pakistan is in fifth place and
management while he endures that," Dhawan said at the post- faced with challenges that you Latham scored a stunning poisoning or COVID … I think Thursday's first Test with the have to wait one more day to has a realistic chance of making
a difficult phase. match interaction. have to weigh out different century in the series opener. it's just one of those things that England Cricket Board “and make sure the game isn't can- it to the final at the Oval in 2023,
Dhawan also asked Sanju Pant's scores in his last nine options," Williamson said. His 145 not out off 104 balls we've unfortunately picked up as will provide further updates in celed and everyone gets what if it manages to win a majority
Samson to wait for his chances. innings across the two white-ball "It's sometimes tough, it's a was followed by a 10-place rise a group. We try to do absolute- due course.” they want, which is an exciting of the remaining five Tests at
Known for his flamboy- formats read 10, 15, 11, 6, 6, 3, challenge, but one of those to No.18. Skipper Williamson, ly everything right to make sure Root said he wasn't sure three-match series.” home. Pakistan is scheduled to
ance, the left-handed Pant once 9, 9 and 27. things. As a leader you are part who played the perfect second we're prepared really well for this whether it was possible to delay England has already named host New Zealand for a two-Test
again failed after miscuing a ris- Samson, on the other hand, of some decision-making, you fiddle with an unbeaten 98-ball game. the game by a day and have it its playing XI for the first of the series later this month after the
ing delivery to get out for a 16- shone in the limited opportuni- try to move forward as a collec- 94 in Auckland, broke into the “Sometimes you just pick up start on Friday. three-Test series with Liam three Tests against England ends
ball 10 as India folded for 219 in ties and was impressive in the tive unit." top 10 after gaining one place. a virus and when you're all tied “It's such a monumental Livingstone set to make his Test at Karachi.

Sharath Kamal bestowed with Khel Ratna India register first victory
PTI n NEW DELHI The star attraction of the
ceremony was Sharath, who
2018 Asian Games, and is now
in search of an elusive Olympic against Australia in 6 yrs
T able tennis legend Achanta
Sharath Kamal was on
Wednesday bestowed with the
received his Khel Ratna award
amid thunderous applause from
the select dignitaries present at
glory at the 2024 Paris Games.
While Sharath took away
the spotlight, the star attractions
PTI n ADELAIDE

Major Dhyan Chand Khel

Ratna, the country's highest
sporting honour, by President
the Durbar Hall.
The Khel Ratna is given for
the spectacular and most out-
among Arjuna awardees were
shuttler Sen, world champion
boxer Zareen, boxer Amit
A fighting India scored a last-
minute goal to stun
Australia 4-3 in the third hock-
Droupadi Murmu in a glittering standing performances by a Panghal and triple jumper ey Test for their first win in six
National Sports Awards ceremo- sportsperson over a period of Eldhose Paul, all gold medallists years against the world number
ny at the Rashtrapati Bhavan previous four years. It carries a at Birmingham Games. one side here on Wednesday.
here on Wednesday. cash prize of Rs 25 lakh, a medal The Khel Ratna was the first It was a rare win for world
While Sharath is the lone and a scroll of honour. The award to given by the President, number five India against Aus-
Khel Ratna award recipient, 25 Arjuna award carries a cash followed by the Dronacharya tralia, who had thrashed them
sportspersons, including shut- prize of Rs 15 lakh, a bronze stat- award in the lifetime category, 7-0 in the Birmingham Com-
tlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, ue and a scroll of honour. won by Rohit Sharma's coach monwealth Games final earlier
woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, The 40-year-old Sharath Dinesh Jawahar Lad, football this year. India had last beaten
track and field athletes Eldhose had returned from Birmingham coach Bimal Prafulla Ghosh Australia 3-2 in regulation time
Paul and Avinash Sable, were Commonwealth Games as the and wrestling mentor Raj Singh. on November 29, 2016 in the
conferred with the Arjuna most-decorated Indian athlete The Dronacharya Award is first outing of the two-match
Award. The creme de la creme with four medals. He is the sec- the regular category were hand- bilateral Test tour in Bendigo, drawn 1-1 and no shootout was first two Tests. The fourth match
of Indian sports were recognised ond table tennis player after ed to Jiwanjot Singh Teja (arc- Victoria. applied. will be played here on Saturday
for their achievements in the Manika Batra to get the Khel hery), Mohammad Ali Qamar Since then, the two sides The shootout, which was and the final one on Sunday.
past few years at a specially Ratna. Besides a yellow metal in (boxing), Suma Siddharth have played 13 matches with introduced in 2011, is applied to Skipper Harmanpreet Singh
organised ceremony. the mixed doubles, Sharath also Shirur (para shooting) and Australia winning outright on 10 decide which team gets addi- (12th minute), Abhishek (47th),
The event is traditionally pocketed his singles gold after 16 Sujeet Maan (wrestling). occasions while two games were tional bonus point (apart from Shamsher Singh (57th) and
held every year to commemo- years, the first having won at the Discus thrower Seema decided via penalty shootout. one point each) after a drawn Akashdeep Singh (60th) scored
rate the birth anniversary of 2006 Melbourne CWG. Punia was the first to receive the India won one penalty match in regulation time. for India.
hockey legend Major Dhyan The lanky paddler has Arjuna award from the shootout out of the two. One Wednesday's famous win Australia's goals came from
Chand on August 29. But last claimed a whopping 13 medals President, followed by Paul, match (during the men's Hockey also kept the five-match series the sticks of Jack Welch (25th),
year also, the event was held on from the CWG overall. He also Sable, Sen, Prannoy and World League Finals in alive with Australia leading 2-1. skipper Aran Zalewski (32nd)
another date. won two bronze medals at the Panghal, among others. Bhubaneswar in 2017) was India had lost 4-5 and 4-7 in the and Nathan Ephraums (59th).